John MacBride

that has been ‘washed by time’s waters as they rose and fell’, and are now ‘broke in the days and years’ of the ‘new love’. These short but concrete statements reveal how these lovers were once in true love with each other, but over time it got washed away as they fell victim to Ireland’s ‘new love’, and are now broke, suggesting possible divorce or breakup. Therefore, through shocking symbolism and imagery, Yeats successfully exposes how true lovers are falling victim to Ireland’s disgraceful, ‘new love’. Through subtle hints, Yeats not only supports his ideology of Ireland’s ‘new love’ through omniscient descriptions, but also enriches it with his own story of lost love. Adam’s Curse was written just before the marriage of Maud Gonne and John MacBridge; Maud Gonne being Yeat’s love interest for many years. Through Adam’s Curse, Yeats not only comments on the movement away from true love through Ireland as a whole, but also through his own experience with ‘new love’ himself. From the first stanza, he introduces the reader to a “beautiful mild woman” (Line 2). He is referencing Maud Gonne in this lines, who he has recently lost all hope of being with, but is clearly still passionate about, for he describes her as ‘beautiful’ and ‘mild’. He “talk[s] of poetry” (Line 3) in order to cope with this loss, which is discussed in the preceding paragraph as being a method for poets to evoke feelings of true love. However, in Ireland, it is no longer the same, for his “stitching and…

There is more than one side to every story. When tragedy or calamity strikes, it affects people in different ways. Past events, loyalties, and moral viewpoints define how one sees a situation. Concerning the Easter 1916 uprising, Yeats seems to change his views of the people involved and explores his feelings in the poem “Easter 1916.” Yeats, at the start of the piece, seems to have a fairly low view of the rebels. He respects the nobility and bravery of what the revolutionaries did, but isn’t…

He had influences from his father John Butler Yeats and famous patriot O'Leary. He was born in Ireland but completed most of his work in London. He had his first publication at Dublin University Review in 1885. He had the love for a lady named Gonne who was very important to him in his life. His romantic poems really moved his readers with his clever words, themes, and moods. Based on all information presented we can understand where and when William Butler Yeats got his first publication, which…

Another of the earliest poems of William Yeats is “To The Rose Upon the Rood of Time”, published by the poet in 1893, and has its focus on, then again, mythology and folklore as a way to convey longing for the past. The poem focuses on a narrator, presumably Yeats himself, and his detachment and dispassion for contemporary life, resulting in his nostalgic longing for the past and to be part of the Irish ancient legends – to transcend the life of the ordinary man. The red rose is used by Yeats…

W.B. Yeats’ Opinion of War W.B. Yeats was an Irish poet during the late 1800’s and early 1900’s. He wrote following the belief of “spiritus mundi”, the spirit of the universe and the collective unconscious or memory, which influences him to write around different mythologies, despite being a Christian. “Spiritus Mundi” leads to two of the works that reflect his opinion regarding war and conquest. Through these two works, “Leda and the Swan” and “The Second Coming,” Yeats’ opinion of war as a…

or large. At the Boys and Girls club I was thought varies ways to overcome my anxiety, things like: hosting events (MC) and even talking in front of small audience. As of right now I am very proud to say I no longer have stage fright. I am proud to say that I host (MC) all the events that is going on at the Florence Degeorge Boys and Girl Club. There was a boy name John, who was very timid to the point he was afraid of interacting with the other kids around him. I took the…

universal themes worth investigating theatrically. Bibliography Ellis-Fermor, Una, trans. Ibsen: Hedda Gabler and Other Plays Penguin: London, 1983 Fjelde, Rolf, ed. Ibsen: A Collection of Critical Essays Prentice-Hall International Inc: New Jersey Mayerson, Caroline W. “Thematic Symbols in Hedda Gabler” 131-138 Lucas, F.L. The Drama Of Ibsen & Strindberg Cassell: London, 1962 McFarlane, James and Jens Arup trans. Henrik Ibsen: Four Major Plays Oxford University…

Of Mice and Men Essay - Fate or Choice? Choice is defined by the ‘Shorter Oxford Dictionary’ as; “The act of choosing; preferential determination between things proposed.” It also states the definition for fate; “The principle, power, or agency by which events are unalterably predetermined from eternity.” Is our life choice, can we determine our fate by choosing our path or is our destiny determined for us? John Steinbeck puts forward this question in his novella Of Mice and…

At first, he is bored and dull, no better than one of the "sheep" he makes fun of. Later, as he watches McMahon, the butcher, "Patting his mouth and looking after them, sizing up their joints,”Sammy begins to sympathize with the girls. Then when Lengel scolds the girls and falsely tells them that it's store policy that they have to have their shoulders covered, Sammy realizes, "That's policy for you. Policy is what the kingpins want. What the others want is juvenile…

The Beatles mostly sang about peace and love, experimenting with different concepts on the subject and various instruments. George Harrison introduced the sitar in some of their later albums. Originally, they started as a simple pop band and eventually grew and developed into a rock and roll band. Most of their fan base was composed of teenage girls, while the Rolling Stones attracted every one of every age. They would have to think of creative and clever ways to sneak lyrics about sex and drugs…