Why Should I Blame Her That She Carried Out By Helen Of Troy?
The poem is organised into four rhetorical questions in lines 5, 10, 11, 12. A rhetorical question is a question in which the answer is implied and therefore doesn't demand an answer. It is used here by Yeats as a means of coming to terms with the reality of his relationship with Maud Gonne. The opening statement of the poem "Why should I blame her that she filled my days with misery" can interpreted as a disclaimer or as absolution for Maud Gonne. Yeats recognises that Maud Gonne's character made her act the manner in which she did, though this resulted in misery for him, there was little blame that he could attach to her.
The second statement "or that she would of late have taught to ignorant men most violent ways" contains both praise …show more content…
The stern haughty demeanor of Maud Gonne is, in Yeats' opinion, consistent with her character. In line 11, he asks another question by way of explanation "Why, what could she have done being what she is?". In this line Yeats has come to terms with Maud Gonne, has convinced himself that the character she possessed could only have resulted in the actions she carried out.
The poem concludes with the final rhetorical question and the warning of an apocalyptic future, "Was there another Troy for her to burn" - was Maud Gonne's fiery brand of Nationalism and the attractions she held for men to be responsible for a revolution which would leave the city of Dublin in flames?
The poem represents a period in Yeats' career when he was finding it difficult to come to terms with his own unrequited love for Maud Gonne. 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 1912 and the rising which indeed took place in 1916 taught Yeats a salutary …show more content…
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?" which Yeats believe they didn't possess because he believed them to be "ignorant men".
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:
"With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind that is not natural in an age like this" describes the beauty but war-like side to her with the description of a "tightened bow".
"Or hurled the little streets upon the great" - Yeats believed that Maud Gonne would lead a revolution by leading Ireland (little streets) against the great nations (Britain).
"nobleness made simple as a fire" - gave her an image of a quiet outer person with a burning passion for Nationalism and the pursuit of Nationalism.
2.) Yeats rhymes at the end of every second
The second statement "or that she would of late have taught to ignorant men most violent ways" contains both praise …show more content…
The stern haughty demeanor of Maud Gonne is, in Yeats' opinion, consistent with her character. In line 11, he asks another question by way of explanation "Why, what could she have done being what she is?". In this line Yeats has come to terms with Maud Gonne, has convinced himself that the character she possessed could only have resulted in the actions she carried out.
The poem concludes with the final rhetorical question and the warning of an apocalyptic future, "Was there another Troy for her to burn" - was Maud Gonne's fiery brand of Nationalism and the attractions she held for men to be responsible for a revolution which would leave the city of Dublin in flames?
The poem represents a period in Yeats' career when he was finding it difficult to come to terms with his own unrequited love for Maud Gonne. 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 1912 and the rising which indeed took place in 1916 taught Yeats a salutary …show more content…
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?" which Yeats believe they didn't possess because he believed them to be "ignorant men".
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:
"With beauty like a tightened bow, a kind that is not natural in an age like this" describes the beauty but war-like side to her with the description of a "tightened bow".
"Or hurled the little streets upon the great" - Yeats believed that Maud Gonne would lead a revolution by leading Ireland (little streets) against the great nations (Britain).
"nobleness made simple as a fire" - gave her an image of a quiet outer person with a burning passion for Nationalism and the pursuit of Nationalism.
2.) Yeats rhymes at the end of every second