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“The Lotos Eaters” and “Ulysses” are companion poems written by Tennyson as he grappled with the unfathomable and untimely death of his best friend Arthur Hallam and the troubling questions posed by the rapid expanse of empirical scientific knowledge that disputed and unraveled the Biblical account of the creation of the earth and the human species. The emerging philosophical question between material and spiritual imperatives attempts to define the meaning or purpose of life in the absence of religious absolutes. These two poems respond variously to the following question: If our physical death is the end and there is no afterlife to which we should aspire, then how should we conduct ourselves during our brief time on earth.
“The Lotos Eaters”
“Ulysses”
From Idylls of the King
Please read the Introduction to the Idylls on page 1236-1237 for background and thematic information. The two poems in our text are the first and last poems of this book length poetic narrative about the rise and fall of King Arthur’s Camelot.
“The Coming of Arthur”
The first poem of the Idylls, this section presents “the myth of a springtime hero transforming a wasteland and inspiring faith and hope in the highest values of civilized life among his followers, the Knights of the Round Table” (Norton 1190). Discuss the character of the young Arthur as he is portrayed in this Idyll. In what ways does his character represent the cardinal values that Tennyson believed were in danger of extinction in the wake of the Victorian Crisis of Faith. This response should be at least 250 words in length and should use lines from the text as support for your contention.
“The Passing of Arthur”
In the final book of the Idylls we find King Arthur in despair over the betrayal of his best friend and wife, the conspiracy of his nephew Mordred to steal Arthur’s crown, and the resulting civil war which will ultimately destroy Camelot. As the text notes, this section “depicts the apocalyptic end of [a] long process of disintegration and decay” (Norton 1190). As we have seen, Arthur represented the best of humanity in a tragically fallen world that is increasingly alienated from its spiritual center. What is the fiction (or narrative plot) of this section of the poem? What type of person does Sir Bedivere represent, especially within the context of the Victorian crisis of faith? How does his character undergo changes in the course of the poem? What consolation, if any, is provided by Arthur in his final speech (lines 240-264)? This response should also be approximately 250 words, using passages from the poem as support for your findings.
Poetry of Alfred And Lord Tennyson
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