.... that’s the reason. The little graveyard where my people are! ... There are three stones of slate and one of marble... We haven’t to mind those. But I understand: it is not the stones, But the child’s mound--- “ During this passage he is being so cruel. He is just sort of rubbing it in that they had lost so many children. It’s almost like it was his fault that all of this was happening. The husband seems to not be phased by the great loss that they have endured. Later on in the poem the husband begins to talk again, stating: “We could have some arrangement, By which I’d bind myself to keep hands off, Anything special you’re a-mind to name. Though I don’t .....

.... Quant B. Malin C. Rosetta D. Emble IV. Part I A. Commonly called "Prologue" B. Introduces scene and characters C. Characters think aloud to reveal their nature 1. Quant views himself with false admiration 2. Malin examines the theoretical nature of man 3. Rosetta endeavors to create an imaginary and happy past 4. Emble passes his youthful judgment on the others' follies V. First act of Part II, "The Seven Ages" A. Malin's domination of this act 1. Serves as a guide 2. Controls the characters through his introduction of each age B. Others support Malin's theories by drawing from past, present, and .....

.... yearns to free himself from his own mortality. Every aspect of his gloomy existence transpires in his house from which he never ventures forth. Roderick's altered appearance probably was caused by his insanity. He had once been an attractive man and "the character of his face had been at all times remarkable" (667). However, his appearance deteriorated over time. Roderick had changed so much that "[the narrator] doubted to whom [he] spoke" (667). The narrator notes various symptoms of insanity from Roderick's behaviors: "in the manner of my friend I was struck with an incoherence -- an inconsistency...habitual trepidancy, and excessive nervous agitation... .....

.... course. It shows how the tumbleweed and the poet are victims of the environment around them. The circumstances around them have relegated them to being tossed about from one place to another. “ To catch at the barbed wire and hang there, shaking, like a riddled prisoner.” The poet tells us using strong images of pain and injury that the tumbleweed was thrown against a fence, a kind of prison from which it is difficult to escape. So the tumbleweed and the poet are both thrust against the barbed wire of life. This is another metaphor for the poet's difficult life. The poet and the tumbleweed are stuck in a painful, difficult situation. They are prisoners of the .....

.... works adopt a prose of a "clinical diagrostician [sic] anatomizing society" and interpret social and spiritual acts as failures of communication (Magill 74). They also put forth a diagnosis of the industrial English society among economic and moral decay in the 1930's (Magill 72). Conflicts common in his works are those between war and peace, corruption of modern society, and the "dichotomy between the rich and the poor" (Barrows 317). "The Age of Anxiety" is, in general, a quest poem. Unlike the ideal quest, however, this quest accomplishes nothing. The characters search for the meaning of self and, in essence, the meaning of life, but because their search .....

.... an albatross, a "pious good omen," "That made the wind blow," an inherently supernatural quality. The crew of the ship welcome it "As if it had been a Christian soul, We hailed it in God's name." The Mariner, however, is mustering pride and decides to shoot the Albatross with his crossbow. In doing this he illustrates his belief that he does not need the good luck of the albatross. He also elucidates his readiness too severe his bonds with the universal cycle of life and love. Following his execution of the albatross, his luck suddenly changes. His luck indeed seems to change, and the Mariner experiences the punishment that comes with the moral err .....

.... spontaneous and free, with the liberty to be a gentle soul or a vicious amazon. He sees the wind with wonderment, and at the same time respects it and or even fears it. Shelly not only uses tone to depict his conception of nature, but he goes on to use personification to characterize the strength and vigor the wind possesses. He gives the wind human characteristics by referring to the wind as “her” and “she.” For example, “Her clarion over the dreaming earth, and fill (Driving sweet buds like flocks to feed in air) With loving hues and odors plain and hill,” can be paralleled with a woman tending to her garden with love and devotion. Along with a hear .....

.... people of his time and place. All people of Hrothgar's kingdom respected this king, and they all accepted his “very word far and wide as a command.” The people also give him great titles such as the “Lord of the Mighty Danes,” “ guardian of the Scyldings,” and “protector of warriors.” Much of these people's respect come in response to Hrothgar's generosity to everyone. This generosity can be seen towards Beowulf, when the king gives his thanks for the heroic deeds of the warrior. Hrothgar rewards Beowulf with priceless material as he says to the warrior, “You shall lack no earthly riches I can offer you.” The people of the land also trust their king, wh .....