Tithonus and the Eternal Consequences of Decisions :: Tithonus

Tithonus and the Eternal Consequences of Decisions Tithonus was written by Alfred, Lord Tennyson. The poems range is the ancient story of Tithonus. Tithonus fell in love with Eos, goddess of the dawn, and asked her for immortality. Unfortunately for Tithonus he did non ask for eternal youth, only eternal life. He, therefore, grows old however never dies while Eos not only never dies but excessively never grows old. What makes Tithonuss situation worse is that the gods themselves cannot recall their gifts (49). This striking monologue is distinction of Tennyson. Tithonus is an excellent example of a dramatic monologue. There is a speaker, Tithonus, who is not the poet. There is an audience-the gods. Another characteristic of a dramatic monologue pitch in Tithonus is an telephone exchange between the speaker and the audience I asked thee, Give me immortality? (15). A character study is when the speaker speaks from an extraordinary perspective Tithonus is looking spikelet on h is decision, a decision which the reader will never be able to make but can only dream of making. His impersonation of his decision causes the common response to be rejected most heap would want eternal life, but Tithonus proves this short-sighted. Tithonus proves the wish for immortality vain by stating that why should a man desire in any way To motley from the kindly race of men, Or pass beyond the goal of regularization Where all should pause, as is most meet for all? (29-31). Another feature of the dramatic monologue is the dramatic, or critical, moment. In Tithonus this moment is when Tithonus decides that he does not want immortality take back thy gift (27). Tithonus has all of the basic traits of a dramatic monologue a speaker who is not the poet, an identifiable audience, an exchange between the two, a critical moment, and a character study of the speaker. one and only(a) other trait of a dramatic monologue is a dramatic tension. This tension is between harsh judgm ent and sympathy. This tension makes the audience rede objectively rather than subjectively. The audience has sympathy for Tithonus, because he suffers strong hours shadowed worked their wills, and beat me down and marred and wasted me (50) His telling the story in addition bring sympathy from the audience. The audience must judge Tithonus negatively, because he has do an error. His error was his will to vary from the kindly race of men (29).