In the poem, Shakespeare compares the coming of the winter season to the approaching of death. He describes the changing of the trees leaves and the death that surrounds the once-alive plants and trees. Shakespeare indicates that the greenery is "Consumed with that which it was nourished by" (Shakespeare, 967). Meaning that they are suffering from an over consumption of once-nourishing water. In a different form (frozen) the water becomes too dense, too much for the delicate plants. Possibly signifying that the things we think are good for us are only good in moderation and that they can become too heavy for our fragile lives and lead to tragedy.
Wednesday, October 24, 2012
That Time of Year
"That Time of Year" by William Shakespeare
In the poem, Shakespeare compares the coming of the winter season to the approaching of death. He describes the changing of the trees leaves and the death that surrounds the once-alive plants and trees. Shakespeare indicates that the greenery is "Consumed with that which it was nourished by" (Shakespeare, 967). Meaning that they are suffering from an over consumption of once-nourishing water. In a different form (frozen) the water becomes too dense, too much for the delicate plants. Possibly signifying that the things we think are good for us are only good in moderation and that they can become too heavy for our fragile lives and lead to tragedy.
In the poem, Shakespeare compares the coming of the winter season to the approaching of death. He describes the changing of the trees leaves and the death that surrounds the once-alive plants and trees. Shakespeare indicates that the greenery is "Consumed with that which it was nourished by" (Shakespeare, 967). Meaning that they are suffering from an over consumption of once-nourishing water. In a different form (frozen) the water becomes too dense, too much for the delicate plants. Possibly signifying that the things we think are good for us are only good in moderation and that they can become too heavy for our fragile lives and lead to tragedy.
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