“The Highwayman”
“The Highwayman” is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes and the theme is jealousy can lead dirty deeds. In the text it says ( in line 20), “Tim the ostler listened, and his face was white and peaked, his eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like moldy hay.” This shows that Tim is jealous of the highwayman. This also shows my theme, jealousy can lead to dirty deeds because it is showing that Tim’s eyes were hollows of madness when he sees that Bess loves the highwayman. Another example is when Tim called King George’s men, because in the text it says( in line 40), “King George’s men came marching up to the old inn-door and waited for the highwayman to come.”This, I can infer, is that Tim
“The Highwayman” is a narrative poem written by Alfred Noyes and the theme is jealousy can lead dirty deeds. In the text it says ( in line 20), “Tim the ostler listened, and his face was white and peaked, his eyes were hollows of madness, his hair like moldy hay.” This shows that Tim is jealous of the highwayman. This also shows my theme, jealousy can lead to dirty deeds because it is showing that Tim’s eyes were hollows of madness when he sees that Bess loves the highwayman. Another example is when Tim called King George’s men, because in the text it says( in line 40), “King George’s men came marching up to the old inn-door and waited for the highwayman to come.”This, I can infer, is that Tim