Question

Explain menelaus and helen poem line by line by rupert brooke

Answer 1

Answer:

Here we are going to see the explanation of menelaus and helen poem in detail.

Explanation:

The poem describes the war between the Greeks and the Trojans. Menelaus was the king of Sparta and Priam was the king of Troy. From the beginning to the fourteenth lines are about the faithfulness to Greek mythology. The second part of the poem is totally Brook’s own version of what might will happened in their old age.

In the poem ‘Menelaus and Helen’ Rupert Brooke has summarized the  romantic love episode in classical literature, namely the abduction of Helen by Paris and son of Priam who was the king of Troy. It resulted   the Trojan War which was fought between the Greeks and the Trojans. In the end of the war the Trojans were defeated and Menelaus took his wife back to Sparta.

The description of Menelaus entering to Helen’s chamber is very realistic. We can compare Menelaus with perfect knight and Helen with perfect queen is a good example for the figure of speech called simile. It also helps us to remember that Helen was still young and beautiful. The symptoms of old age mentioned in the end of the poem are the facts. It is the evidence of the young poet’s observation of real life.

If we conclude , we can say that poet's knowledge of classical literature are coupled with his imaginative faculty.

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