Theme Of Divine Punishment In The Proud King By William Morris

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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    Stanzaic Summary Of The Schoolboy By William Blake

    In stanza 1, the schoolboy made declare all that delights him in opposition to formal learning.
    The things he loved were summer morning (in this day of ours, summer mornings are period when the schools are on break/ school holiday period) in those period the schoolboy would be chanced to watch singing birds and hear distant huntsman winds.

    Stanza 2, tells that going to school makes the schoolboy sad.

    In stanza 3 the schoolboy extended his dislike for classroom learning where fear and anxiety denied him the delight of learning: “Nor in my book can I take delight/ Nor sit in learning’s bower/ Worn through with the dreary shower” The interpretation of the line quoted is “Fear doesn’t allow me to learn nor enjoy the sweetness in learning”

    With rhetorical question and metaphorical expressions, the schoolboy in stanza 4 compared himself to a bird and ask how him born of joy is expected to sit in a cage and still be delightfully singing”

    He then lamented in stanza 5. Called unto mom and dad and told them that if what pleasure his youth is deprived him and only to be replaced with things of sorrow. Then in stanza 6 he asked his parents how will adulthood be full of delightful memory.

    Below is the stanza 6 of the poem:
    “How shall the summer arise in joy
    Or the summer fruits appear?
    Or how shall we gather what grief destroy
    Or bless the mellowing year,
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