Describe the interaction between spider and the fly in the porm spider and the fly
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The Spider and the Fly is a poem by Mary Howitt (1799–1888), published in 1828. The first line of the poem is "'Will you walk into my parlour?' said the Spider to the Fly." The story tells of a spider who entraps a fly into its web through the use of seduction and flattery. The poem is a cautionary tale against those who use flattery and charm to disguise their true intentions.
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‘The Spider and the Fly’ by Mary Howitt tells a simple, tragic story in a straightforward manner. The spider and the fly are personified. They act and behave like humans, and are, in fact, metaphors for some kinds of people in real life. The spider does not give up. He gives the fly a temptation to have a nice feast in his room. Says he : “I have within my pantry, good store of all that’s nice; I’m sure you ’re very welcome; will you please take a slice? ” The fly in her wisdom declines the invitation once again emphatically. She says that she knows what he has in his store, and she does not have any desire to see what he has. The spider, then, resorts to plain flattery. He addresses her as ‘Sweet creature’ and praises her for being witty and wise. He exclaims that her gauzy wings are very pretty and her eyes are very bright. He asks her to come to his drawing-room to have a glimpse of her beauty in a small looking- glass placed on a shelf there. The fly thanks the spider for what he says and then bids him farewell, saying that she will come some other day. The spider goes into his dark cell, and is confident that the foolish fly will soon return. He weaves a web and sets a table in his room ‘to dine upon’ the fly. Then he comes out and begins to sing praising the beauty of her wings, her colours, her crest on her head, and her eyes. The foolish fly, does come back, enchanted by the flattering words, gets caught and eaten by the spider. The end of the fly is, no doubt, tragic. But she is herself responsible for her end. She throws all cautions to the wind and is taken in by the cunning spider. Flattery proves to be fatal in her case. She knows well that it is dangerous to enter the spider’s web. Even then she comes very close to the web, so overpowered is she by the flattering words of the spider. The spider cannot be held responsible for what he does. It is the fly who proves to be foolish enough to be tricked by the wily spider. Had she not forgotten what she had heard about the spider’s ‘den’ she would not have met her doom. We all need to learn a lesson from her fate.
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