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Stephen Scheidell
Dr. Martindale
ENGL 216
17 April 2009
WILLIAM BULE! "EAS # SE$EMBE! 191%
Set in &'&ent '( t)&)lt)')* Iri*h hi*t'r+ in the Ind)*trial !e,'l)ti'n- "eat*
*arca*ticall+ and .itterl+ la*he* ')t at the ne/ *en*e '( &ateriali*& that had ta0en ',er
the /'r0in1 cla**. B)t )nli0e the t'ne* '( Mar2- Gandhi- and 3an'n- "eat* call* ('r n'
re,'l)ti'n t' t)rn .ac0 the cl'c0. !ather- he pen*i,el+ &')rn* the l'** '( Iri*h
c'n*ci')*ne**.
he rh+&e *che&e and &eter (it .ea)ti()ll+ the re4)ie& t'ne that ',erta0e* the
p'e&. 3')r 'ctet* c'&pri*ed '( t/' 4)atrain* in ia&.ic tetra&eter in a [Link] rh+&e
*che&e (l'/ *&''thl+ t' create a chillin1- al&'*t cal&in1 at&'*phere ('r "eat*5
&')rnin1. "eat*- h'/e,er- di**ent* (r'& the ia&.ic tetra&eter .+ addin1 an e2trane')*
*tre** t' the 'penin1* '( line* 6 and 11. he*e added *+[Link]* 78"')8 in line 6- 8he+8 in
line 119 e2a11erate and e&.elli*h the dich't'&+ .et/een hi* a)dience- 191% Iri*h &iddle
cla**- and hi* dearl+ l',ed and &i**ed Iri*h nati'nal her'e*.
A* thi* p'e& clearl+ ari*e* (r'& hi*t'rical e,ent*- the*e &)*t .e .r')1ht t' li1ht
in 'rder t' pr'perl+ e2plicate the &an+ l'aded re(erence* thr')1h')t the piece.
!e*p'ndin1 t' the D).lin L'c0')t '( 191% that re*)lted in a p',ert+:*tric0en /inter- he
critici;e* .'th the e&pl'+er* /h' reacted r)thle**l+ t' the General Stri0e- and the
e&pl'+ee* the&*el,e* /h' had 1i,en the&*el,e* t' the ne/ ind)*triali*&.
he (ir*t *tan;a *et* eat*5 dich't'&+ .et/een the &'dern &ateriali*& and the
ideali*t- r'&antic Ireland '( +e*terda+. 8What need +')- .ein1 c'&e t' *en*e < .)t ()&.le
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in a 1rea*+ till.8 he practical- pra1&atic &ind* '( the Ind)*tr+ ha,e little need ('r
ideali*& 'r ae*thetic* 7"eat* here al*' re*ent* p).lic p'p)lar 'pini'n- /hich re=ected
.)ildin1 an art 1aller+ ('r the c'llecti'n '( >)1h Lane9- .)t /e need 8()&.lin18
deteri'ratin1 .'die* in ')r 81rea*+8 ',er)*ed 8till-8 'r &echani;ed (act'rie*. 8And add
the hal(:pence t' the pence and pra+er t' *hi,erin1 pra+er.8 All the+ *ee0 i* t'
*i&)ltane')*l+ 1ather /ealth and *ee0 trea*)re* in hea,en? .'th acti,itie*- p'rtra+ed a*
irrec'[Link] .+ "eat*- *te& a* *+&pt'&* (r'& the ,er+ *a&e di*ea*e @ a (ear '( the
()t)re. 8"') ha,e dried the &arr'/ (r'& the .'ne*8 re(er* t' /hat "eat* *ee* in thi*
*pirit)ali;ed &ateriali*& a* a *eparati'n '( &an5* identit+. B)t thi* re*)lt* (r'& the (ear in
the pe'ple ('r the+ 8/ere .'rn t' pra+ and *a,e8 @ the+ pra+ ')t '( (ear '( the a(terli(e
and *a,e ('r (ear '( n't ha,in1 en')1h &'ne+ ('r .a*ic need* in the ()t)re. he *e,enth
line '( the 'penin1 'ctet *i1nal* the t)rn t'/ard t' 'ther *ide '( "eat*5 dich't'&+ in the
p'e&. "e*terda+ ha* pa**ed and 8!'&antic Ireland5* dead and 1'ne < It5* /ith A5Lear+ in
the 1ra,e.8 3'r "eat*- B'hn A5Lear+ repre*ented the la*t '( the Iri*h nati'nali*t* /h' 1a,e
all ('r .el',ed Ireland. When he died in 1907- re,'l)ti'nar+ and ,[Link] Iri*h nati'nali*&
died /ith hi&.
Stan;a 2 pic0* )p the *a&e the&e a* the (ir*t *tan;a5* cl'*in1 line*. 8"et the+8 @
Iri*h nati'nali*t* '( +'re @ 8/ere '( a di((erent 0ind < he na&e* that *tilled +')r childi*h
pla+.8 E,en a* children the*e na&e* *tr)c0 *)ch an a/e and patri'ti*&. 8Little ti&e had
the+ t' pra+.8 he+ li,ed /ith')t (ear '( the ne2t li(e- .)t the+ li,ed and died ('r Ireland5*
c)lt)ral and p'litical li,elih''d. 8And /hatC c')ld the+ *a,eD8 >ere- "eat* &ar0* the
1reate*t di((erence in the *pirit* '( earlier Iri*h 1enerati'n*E /ealth &eant n'thin1 t'
the&. E,en there li,e* ended in 8the han1&an5* r'pe.8 "eat* cl'*e* /ith a repetiti'n- a
,i1ilant chant- '( the (ir*t *tan;a5* cl'*in1 re(rain. r)l+- thi* Ireland i* dead and 1'ne.
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he third *tan;a c'ntin)e* the re,erent &e&'r+ '( the*e 1reat*. Ed/ard
3it;1erald- !'.ert E&&et- and W'l(e 'ne all *hared 8that deliri)& '( the .ra,e.8 >ere-
deliri)& d'e* n't den'te irrati'nal &adne**- .)t (e,eri*h ideali*&. B)t /hat ha,e the+
1i,en their li,e* ('rD hi* &'derni;ed detach&ent '( the h)&an *')l '( art and patri'ti*&
(r'& ph+*ical la.'rD hi* d'cile /'r0in1 cla**D 8Wa* it ('r thi* the*e /ild 1ee*e
*preadD8 he*e nati'nali*t patri't* did n't *acri(ice all ('r Iri*h e&pl'+er* t' lea,e their
(ell'/* *tar,in1 in the c'ld- .)t in thi* earl+ a1e '( Ind)*tr+ pr'(it &eant all. hi* ,er+
&ind*et replaced the ca&araderie and l',e ('r Ireland ('r /hich "eat* n'/ &')rn*.
r)l+- thi* Ireland i* dead and 1'ne.
In the la*t 'ctet '( the p'e&- "eat* p'*e* an'ther 4)e*ti'nE 8"et c')ld /e t)rn the
+ear* a1ain < And call th'*e e2ile* a* the+ /ereD8 "eat* ar1)e* that t' d' *' /')ld .e '(
n)ll )*e. 8"')5d cr+- 5S'&e /'&an5* +ell'/ hair < >a* &addened e,er+ &'ther5* *'n.58
he*e 1reat her'e* and patri't*- had the+ (')1ht *' .ra,el+ n'/- /')ld =)*t .e treated a*
&ad .+ the &'dern Iri*h. here i* n' 1'in1 .ac0 t' /hat ha* .een l'*t? e,en i( /e c')ld
re,i,e th'*e /h' *acri(iced and .rin1 .ac0 the e2iled pri*'ner*- /e c')ld n't re,i,e the
Iri*h nati'nal c'n*ci')*ne** ('r /hich 8he+ /ei1hed *' li1htl+ /hat the+ 1a,e.8 S' 8let
the& .e.8 r)l+- thi* Ireland i* dead and 1'ne.
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