The Dream Of The Rood Reflection

The Dream of the Rood The Dream of the Rood is an Old English, allegorical retelling of the crucifixion of Jesus Christ from a different point of view. Many seem to think this poem is only told from the point of view of the cross that Jesus was crucified on, but an additional interpretation is that this story is told seemingly through the point of view of a normal man, but in all actuality it is the retelling of the vision that Jesus had before he was arrested and his acceptance of his duty to be sacrificed for the forgiveness of sinners. There are three sections of The Dream of the Rood. The first can be interpreted as the retelling of the vision Jesus had before he actually was crucified, how he felt at the time, and accepting his responsibility …show more content…
In line 21, it states that he is afraid of the “beautiful vision” and that the cross and its coverings changed colors. It would appear to be “stained with blood” among other various, vivid depictions of different melencholic images that symbolize the sins of everyone in the world, and then it appeared to be “adorned with treasure”, along with other various, much lighter depictions which symbolize the magnificence of the deed he was sent to this Earth to do and his reward of eternal royalty bestowed upon him by God. In line 59, it says “I was all drenched with eternal sorrow; nevertheless I bowed down to the hands of the men...” which is an allusion to Christ surrendering to the people that arrested …show more content…
“...It is now my life 's hope that I might seek the tree of victory alone more often then all men, to honour it well. My desire for that is great in my mind, and my protection is directed to the cross.” (lines 126-131). As it is also seen in the vision that Jesus Christ had in the Bible, he was very scared of what he saw at first. He dreaded the fact that he had to die even though he eventually came to accept the fact that he was sent to this Earth to die for our sins and embraced it. The return of the dreamer can be seen in line 126 when the Dreamer says, “It is now my life 's hope...”. The poem “The Dream of the Rood” can be interpreted as the vision of the crucifixion that Jesus had prior to his incarceration. Within the poem there are several different places that show how he felt at the beginning, his acceptance of his responsibility, and it 's also noted where he actually goes through with it at the end and sees himself in the