COMPARISON BETWEEN LOTUS EATERS AND ULYSSES

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COMPARISON BETWEEN“ULYSSES” AND “THE LOTOS

EATERS”

INTRODUCTION

ULYSSES WAS WRITTEN SOON AFTER THE DEATH OF ARTHUR HALLAM. IT CHANGED POET’S OWN PASSION INTO THE VICTORIAN PASSION FOR KNOWLEDGE AND ADVENTURES.

THE LOTOS EATERS

IT IS A POEM OF THE STORY OF ODYSSEYS. THE GREAT HERO’S

MARINERS ATTEMPT TO JOURNEY BACK FROM TROY TO THEIR IN

ITHACA. THEY EAT LOTOS FLOWER AND LOSE ALL DESIRE TO RETURN. TENNYSON POWERFULLY EVOKES

THEM , YEARNING TO SETTLE INTO A LIFE .

SIMILIARITY

OFTEN THROUGH THE USE OF FAMILIAR CLASSICAL FIGURES.

TWO POEMS PAY SPCEIAL ATTENTION TO THE VICTORIAN

WORLD

THE LOTOS EATERS

THE LOTOS EATERS AND ULYSSES USE THE ANCIENT VOICES AND CHOICES OF ULYSSES AND HIS

MEN TO EXPLORE COMMITMENT TO DEALS AND

DUTY, INEVITABILITY AND STASIS, DEATH WISHES

AND DUALISM.TWO POEMS TALK ABOUT

LEAVING ITHACA AND SEEK OUT NEW WORLD

BOTH POEMS ARE ABOUT TROY WAR.

THE POEMS ARE SET WITHIN THE

CONTEXT OF HOMER’S WORK

ODYSSEY.

CONTRASTING

ULYSSES LOOKS AT LIVING AS A GRAND ADVENTURE.

IN CONTRAST, THE LOTOS EATERS DIPICTS FINDING SOLACE IN A MIND NUMBING DRUG AND SETTING ON A

BEACH DOING NOTHING.

ULYSSES EXPRESSE THE FEELING OF REALISM

OLD AGE LONGING FOR THE SEA AND GOOD

OLD DAYS. IN CONTRAST, THE LOTOS EATERS CREATES CALM

AND BEWITCHING ATMOSPHERE TO

ACCENTUATE THE MIND NUMBING EFFECT OF THE LOTOS PLANTS.

“ULYSSES” IS TO CREATE A SENSE

OF MELANCHOLY AND LONGING FOR THE ACTIVITY, ADVENTURE,

COMRADESHIP THAT GIVES MEANING TO LIFE.

IN CONTRAST, “THE LOTOS EATERS “CONTAINS TO LIVE

LETHARGICALLY AND PASSIVELY IS NO LIFE AT ALL.

THOUGH THESE TWO VERY DIFFERENT

POEMS TENNYSON ENCOURAGES THE READER TO LIVE ACTIVELY, AND STUDING THEM

TOGETHER ENABLES THE MEANING OF EACH POEM TO BE

BETTER UNDERSTOOD.

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