A comical story on lord ullins daughter
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Lord Ullin’s Daughter” is a ballad which tells the tragic story of the daughter of Lord Ullin and her lover who die a very sorrowful death when chased by her father and his men. The poem begins with the daughter and her lover, the Scottish chieftain arriving at the banks of Lochgyle with the intention of eloping to a safer place. The lover offers the boatman a silver pound to cross them to safety. The weather is stormy and it is very dangerous to cross the Lochgyle in such a state. The lover introduces himself as the chief of Ulva and that he is running from Lord Ullin’s men. He tells the boatman that if the Lord’s men catch him eloping with her daughter, they would immediately slay him. The boatman hesitates because agreeing can cost him all of the three lives. Then the beautiful daughter of Lord Ullin pleads to the boatman; she says that she is ready to face the raging storm but not her angry father. Finally, the boatman agrees to take them across Lochgyle.....
The boat has left the shore when Lord Ullin and his men reach. Lord Ullin’s anger evaporates at the moment when he sees his darling daughter fighting with Nature’s fury on the sea. His heart melts and he cries out to her to return and that he would accept her lover. But it is too late and before the Lord could do anything, the little boat capsizes and the three of them are drowned in the turbulent waters of Lochgyle.
The boat has left the shore when Lord Ullin and his men reach. Lord Ullin’s anger evaporates at the moment when he sees his darling daughter fighting with Nature’s fury on the sea. His heart melts and he cries out to her to return and that he would accept her lover. But it is too late and before the Lord could do anything, the little boat capsizes and the three of them are drowned in the turbulent waters of Lochgyle.1. “The water-wraith was shrieking.” Bring out the symbolism in the line.
The boat has left the shore when Lord Ullin and his men reach. Lord Ullin’s anger evaporates at the moment when he sees his darling daughter fighting with Nature’s fury on the sea. His heart melts and he cries out to her to return and that he would accept her lover. But it is too late and before the Lord could do anything, the little boat capsizes and the three of them are drowned in the turbulent waters of Lochgyle.1. “The water-wraith was shrieking.” Bring out the symbolism in the line.The water wraith is the spirit of the lake. The water of Lochgyle has become turbulent and very noisy due to the storm. ‘Shrieking’ here refers to the lamenting of the water. The poet has used a symbolism to prepare the reader for what is going to happen. The spirit of the lake seems to be lamenting at the imminent death of the two lovers.......
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The beautiful and young daughter of Lord Ullin fell in love with the Chieftain of Ulva isle in Scotland and wanted to marry him. Since Lord Ullin was deadly against their alliance, the lovers decided to elope. As soon as Lord Ullin came to know of their elopement, he led a group of his armed men and gave them a hot chase. The lovers fled from place to place. For three days they were able to dodge Lord Ullin and his men. Finally, they reached the shore of Lochgyle.
The weather was dark and stormy. The Chieftain asked the boatman not to delay any longer but row them over the ferry across Lochgyle to his native state of Ulva. The Chieftain said that if Lord Ullin found them in the glen, he would kill him instantly. His horsemen were behind them. He offered to give the ferry-man a silver pound for his services. The valiant boatman promised to help them, not for his money but for the girl’s sake. He would do his utmost to see that the lady would not be in danger.
By that time, a fierce storm gathered and a wild wind began to blow. The water was assuming the form of ghosts. The heaven was scowling. Each face was looking dark as it was speaking. The night grew more fearful. It was dangerous to go out in the stormy sea. Just then, they heard the sound of the hooves of horses. The girl cried to make haste as she would not like to meet her angry father. Instead she would prefer to meet the angry skies.
The stormy sea was before Lord Huhn’s daughter. It was too strong for human beings. In fact, it had gathered over her. Still they rowed in the middle of it. Just then Lord Ullin reached that fatal, shore. The boat of the lovers was caught in the storm. He was shocked to see his daughter struggling with the waves. She stretched one hand towards him for help. The other was round her lover.
Lord Ullin asked her to come back. He promised to forgive her highland chief. But it was too late. The loud waves lashed the shore. The storm had drowned the two lovers. Lord Ullin stood there lamenting over the loss of his beautiful and bonny lass.
Explanation:
Lord Ullin’s Daughter is one of the most famous romantic poems of Thomas Campbell, which describes how a Scottish Chieftain and his beloved flee from her angry father.
Both try to escape Lord Ullin’s anger and ask the boatman to ferry them quickly and not to delay as the Lord’s men chasing them on horsebacks. In spite of rough sea the boatman agrees to row them across, not because of silver but for the sake of the girl with childlike innocence and charm. He promises to help them through the waves that are angry and infuriated.
The storm grows violent, the wind blows fiercely, the waves become wild and leap higher as the night becomes dearer. The sound of the horses can be heard close by. The lady implores the boatman to hasten as the storm has gathered around them. The lady faces a dilemma. If she is caught, the angry father will her lover and her too. If they ferry ahead, they may be engulfed by the tempest. She finally decides to sail further in the stormy sea rather than face the wrath of her father. She says that she is ready to meet the anger of the skies but not her angry father.
The boatman who ferries the couple across the sea is courageous and helpful. He doesn’t care for money. He is a man of words. He risks everything to fulfill his promise.
The sea is too fierce for human beings, hence the boatman fails to control his boat. The boat is caught in the storm. Lord Ullin reaches the fatal shore, his wrath changes into wailing. He finds his dear daughter with one beautiful hand stretched out for help and the other hand round her lover. He promises to forgive her highland chief, but it is futile, as the strong waves dash against the shore and prevent all help and rescue. Lord Ullin is left lamenting.
The poem depicts generation gap. The father should have understood his daughter’s feelings.
The poet uses words like ‘adown’ ‘rode’ which contain harsh consonants to create an unpleasant effect. The hard, metallic sound seems to strike our ear and knock us down. The poet has used these harsh consonants to prepare us for the impending tragedy.
Campell used poetic devices like imagery, symbolism, and alliteration to portray the menacing face of nature.
Imagery used figurative language to help form mental pictures. Campell has used vivid, diverse, and popular imagery for this purpose. The following images depict anger of sea, sky, wind and water: ‘Waves are ragin white’, ‘stormy water’, water wraith was shrieking’, ‘raging of the skies’, ‘scowl of heaven’.
The line ‘the water wraith was shrieking uses symbolism. The wind has raised the water into a kind of violent storm. The sea storm changes into a tempest and drowns Lord Ullin’s daughter and her love. Thus the symbolism is a premonition of what happens at the end.
The alliteration in ‘stormy sea’, ‘storm and shade’, ‘waterwild went’, ‘wilder blew the wind’ and ‘loud waves lashed the shore; reinforce the menacing face of nature.