Was there another Troy for her to burn? The rhetoric that the poem opens with, is answered in the question itself. The poet also states that he should not blame her for teaching the Irish people the despicable methods to attain freedom.
The poet is aggravated by the fact that instigates the innocent Irish to propagate violence against the British rulers, which to the poet is a futile attempt.
Here, the poet shows two sides to Maud; where he forgives and lets go of the fact that she stepped over his soul, but also shows how he is at a loss to comprehend her methods to win over the British rulers, instigating the Irish people into making questionable decisions.
The last five lines present the readers with a vivid set of imageries which are not present in the initial five lines of the great poem. This allows him to be extremely critical of her involvement in Nationalist politics because it distracted her from his attention and because he believed that the men involved with her were unworthy of her. The poem was written in and the rising which indeed took place in taught Yeats a salutary lesson.
His main theme is that he is trying to come to terms with the fact that Maud Gonne did not love him like a lover but rather like a friend. He is forgiving her, although she did nothing, for being so beautiful that he could not fail to love her. Yeats, realising he was silly to love, wrote her a poem which describes her as a leader of simply men unworthy of her: "Had they but courage equal to desire? He describes her beauty and features in this poem comparing her to Helen: "Was there another Troy for her to burn?
His other references to her features were:. Does the praise in the poem outweigh the blame? What did you think of the poem after reading it? Were you sympathetic to Gonne, or did she seem too irresponsible? Chew on This Despite the speaker's accusations, Maud Gonne emerges from the poem as a sympathetic, even persecuted, figure. Tired of ads?
Join today and never see them again. All it left was my feeling confused and upset, but reading your explanation in length, now I know why. Thank you. When Gonne rejected him he was deeply touched with grief. However, his attention suddenly went to Gonne's physical beauty.
For Yeats Gonne was like 'a fire'. She was filled with pride Yeats used the word 'Stern' for Gonne. And the last two lines of the poem express Yeats anger I better say Yeats poetic childishness to Gonne. To Yeats"How could i blame her It is your won fault that you are miserable, not hers! Why would she be interested in spending her married days with someone who did not really agree with her view?
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