The Theme Of Divine Punishment in the poem The Proud King by William Morris
Divine punishment came upon Jovinian (the proud king) as a result of his pride and arrogance. Jovinian woke and thought of his wealth and status, which made him compared himself to God:-
“Now so it chanced upon a May morning
Wa
keful he lay when yet low was the sun
Looking distraught at many a royal thing
And counting up his titles one by one
And thinking much of things that he had done
Full of life he felt and hale and strong
And knew that none first say_ when he did wrong”(line 15-21)
In the morning, he decided to go hunting with his servants but while he was swimming in a river an angel took his robe, his horse and the angel started acting like him
“But ‘mazed and angry looking far and wide
Nought saw he of his horse and rich attire
And ‘gainst the thief ‘gan threaten vengeance dire”(line 83-86)
For two day he was naked not even recognised by everyone he approached; he was mock, maltreated and called a mad man.
He only regained his position when he repented and became sober.
Other themes in the poem are:-
The theme of Pride.
The theme of Supremacy.
The theme of Repentance.
The theme of Arrogance.
The theme of Vanity and Death.
You can view the details of these themes at [Themes of the Proud King by Milliam Morris].
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