According to Greek mythology, Helen is said to be the most beautiful woman in the world. Helen is the daughter of the Greek god Zeus. Helen is kidnapped by the Trojans from Greece, this begins the the Trojan War. In these poems both writers Edgar Allan Poe and Hilda Doolittle try to convey and contrast Helen’s beauty and how it affects Greece. To Helen, by Edgar Allan Poe, takes a positive approach to what her beauty represents while Helen by Hilda Doolittle, approaches her beauty negatively.
In the poem’s about Helen, beauty is one of, if not the central theme. This quote from Edgar Allan Poe’s To Helen sums it up “Helen, thy beauty is to me”. This is a positive statement showing Helen in a “good light” and how much of a beauty she is according to the writer . Poe also writes “beauty is to me” this portrays the writer praising Helen beauty again. Contradictorily, Doolittle, the writer argued in the quote “the beauty of cool feet and slenderest feet” she is saying Helen’s beauty is nuscensence. Doolittle’s poem explains the terminology of “cold feet” which in most cases means being nervous or scared, thus stating when Helen is around people feel uneasy. Through these writers quotes we can see Helen's beauty in two very different ways. …show more content…
In the quote in To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe “To the glory” represents Greece while the grandeur represents Rome. This passages text convey’s how much the people of Greece love Helen and how the people of greece go to war for her. In the poem Helen by Hilda Doolittle, the poem suggests that Helen has a negative impact on the Greek people. “Greece sees, unmoved, God’s daughter, born of love”. This text argues how Helen was just a person and the Greeks don’t want to go to war for her, being unmoved by her beauty. So Poe thinks that Helen is serving Greece while Dolittle
In the poem’s about Helen, beauty is one of, if not the central theme. This quote from Edgar Allan Poe’s To Helen sums it up “Helen, thy beauty is to me”. This is a positive statement showing Helen in a “good light” and how much of a beauty she is according to the writer . Poe also writes “beauty is to me” this portrays the writer praising Helen beauty again. Contradictorily, Doolittle, the writer argued in the quote “the beauty of cool feet and slenderest feet” she is saying Helen’s beauty is nuscensence. Doolittle’s poem explains the terminology of “cold feet” which in most cases means being nervous or scared, thus stating when Helen is around people feel uneasy. Through these writers quotes we can see Helen's beauty in two very different ways. …show more content…
In the quote in To Helen by Edgar Allan Poe “To the glory” represents Greece while the grandeur represents Rome. This passages text convey’s how much the people of Greece love Helen and how the people of greece go to war for her. In the poem Helen by Hilda Doolittle, the poem suggests that Helen has a negative impact on the Greek people. “Greece sees, unmoved, God’s daughter, born of love”. This text argues how Helen was just a person and the Greeks don’t want to go to war for her, being unmoved by her beauty. So Poe thinks that Helen is serving Greece while Dolittle