Monday, January 14, 2019
ââ¬ÅDon Juanââ¬Â is a digressive satire
endure Juan is a digressive satire aimed at mocking the traditional characteristics of literary Romanticism and is atypical of Byrons earlier poetry. The structure of the poems stanzas be written in eight line iambic pentameter, where the last(a) 2 lines form a couplet and are often use to de receiver a begindic punch line. At times the language is idiomatical and Byron often employs slang, which contradicts the traditional formality of Romantic poetry and further defines the poems satirical nature.The poems most striking feature, however, is that Byron employs his waterway of consciousness d nonpareilout the poem, interjecting his cynical sense of humor upon the reader. Don Juan, as depicted by Lord Byron is not a character of long-lasting value he is an individual of permanent interests to whom self-aggrandizement is a cardinal grosbeak virtue. A poet is the master-feeler and he can not avoid the effects of dickens elements in his writing.Firstly, the period to which he belongs secondly the conditions of the beau monde and the standard of flavour and the standard of living of people, as it prevailed at a given time. simpleness and innocence of rural life, stunner and nature, fascinate the poet. His emotional chords respond right false and he finds it difficult to tolerate or accept the abuses of society, against which he hits congest in his own style, with sharp witticisms. He knows pen is mightier than the sword, and he uses his possible literary genius, to strike at the right time.A poet like Byron had the capacity to morality the positive qualities and attack the negative tendencies humanity in a disarm style. It is but strange that how he could maintain and nurture the intimate feelings or romanticism, considering the tough stages that he went through in his real life. The love-feeling remained intact in spite of the vicissitudes in his personal life. Is it one of the vagaries of Nature that The Romantic succession (1776-1830) and t he Industrial Revolution happened at the same timePowerful and out of the blue(predicate) changes took place, drastic modifications occurred in the life of the plebeian man during this period, the old values had to be shunted out, whether one liked that offshoot or not, commercial fee replaced legion(predicate) unselfish virtues of human beings, and the poets of the era responded well to those changed circumstances. As describe by Graham Hough some Lord Byron, it is alternatively a film of society-and Juan is there to show the way the natural man might live in. To Byron, bang is not renunciation it is participation, what if an element of selfishness is involved in the processHe is fascinated by the grandeur of richness and the beauty that encompasses it rather than the dullness of poverty-ridden virtues. He is not a tragic-type of lover he adores impulsive love, the variations in love, and considers the hurdles as jokes. Let us move away(predicate) for a while from Lord Byrons Don Juan to an every last(predicate)egory, to understand him better. The unspoiled laze is shining in the sky. It is full moon day. Seeing the beauty of the moon, a tempest rises in the ocean beneath. The ocean, in an effort to sink in the moon, sends the roaring waves (love surveys) one after another.But alas Can the waves r for each one the moon howsoever big they may be? Can the moon ever rise down to the Earth (the reciprocal feelings) whatever be the intensity of the deficiency? in such a situation, Byron would still believe in the fructification of the love, by taking the help of twinkling stars in the sky. He is thoroughly persuade about the human fascination with external beauty and he is oral about its open exhibition, like the ocean and the moon. They enjoy the struggle and wont mind others witnessing and experiencing the beauty of the struggle.Byrons poems are orphicly touch by thoughts of recollection of his own past, poor and not glorious, and his subs equent accomplishments, that took him to salient heights and material welfare. He is candid and open about the virtues of riches and the status-gains involved in the process. Enjoy them, he declares a jovial inclination through his poems. He is not willing to keep morality on the tall pedestal. Just as trials and tribulations are part of the life, so are comforts and luxuries and status. Why a human being should shy away from them? Byron doesnt believe in the bifacial strategies and a show off as for morality.Lord Byron reflects most of the characteristics of the Romantic Era such as the focalise on emotions over reason, human nature and nature. He uses many historical references and poetic devices to emphasize the themes. The themes of human shallowness and artificial focus on wealth and beauty are conveyed through comparisons with nature and each other. The unexplored realm of human feelings that directly affect the humans actions is displayed through the multiple deeds of th e characters. (Lord Byrons. ) Lord Byron is at the height of his satire and attacks the foundations of the society through his potshots at the institution of marriage.As a Romantic, Lord Byron talks extensively about love and human nature. The poem greatly exposes unloving marriages and the mirage of expectations in the society of marriage being the ultimate nest of unfading love. According to Andrew Sanders, the recognized literature critique, Juans adventures and misadventures, and the narrators worldly-wise commentary on them, served to debunk a series of received ideas and perceptions ranging from the faithfulness in love The perception of love and misunderstanding of feelings is evident in this excerpt The love and marriage rarely combine, Although they both are innate(p) in the same clime hymeneals from love, like vinegar from wine-colored A sad, sour, sober beverage by time It sharpnd from its high celestial flavor Down to a very homely theater savor. (Lord Byron, Can to III, 5, lines 35- 41) Compare this to the traditional mind-set of the people as for the institution of marriage. .. Marriage of two individuals means to flow together harmoniously. Two distinct individuals, two different personalities, born, bred and brought up in two different sets of circumstances, try to come together from the day of marriage, to find a common identity, a common goal, and to be precise, a common all Byron moved from one womanhood to another, poor or rich, married or unmarried, like a rascal that would jump easily from one branch of a tree to another. He would forget the earlier relationship easily, and had no psychological problems about ending of the earlier intimate bond. Considering the time to which be belonged the satire of Byron is too ironlike to accept even by the yardsticks of beliefs of the 21st century. The literary dagger apply by him is too sharp. It wounds, hurts and sometimes kills, without actually killing(The human values) And finally, th e social occasion Juan is best known for both Byron and Juan seemed irresistible to women. Byron had numerous affairs with women from all walks of life, from ordinary housewives to rich countesses. Juan scored even better not even sultanas or the Czarina could escape his spell. (Don Juan. ) Love, platonic love and carnal love were one and the same for Don Juan. He changed his loves as the Nature would change the seasons. He lived the life of a butterfly that goes from flower to flower to enjoy the beauty of hues and to suck honey. If the flowers wont mind, why the butterfly should mind? seems to be the question of Lord Byron. Don Juan did not believe in deep planning about his future life. He lived life as it came and thought of crossing the bridge, when he arrived at that spot. He did condemn the society for its flash-frozen values, but seemed to pity the people, and how they were caught in the cob-web of procedures, customs, traditions and thought very sincerely about their lo ve-life. How they stretched extra to make the love-life work, fearing the backlash and criticism from the moral guardians of the society. Personally he scoffed them by his writings and actions
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