“Funeral Blues” by W. H. Auden has a very dark feel as opposed to “She is gone”. The writer tells a story of his grief‚ and how he disconnects with his life after loosing someone he loved. There are no uplifting metaphors or promise that it gets better‚ just his deep grief and darkness. He uses the metaphors to a funeral “Stop all the clocks‚ cut off the telephone. …” in the first part of the poem to set the mood‚ and tell us what his theme is. And then goes on to describe how much the person gone
Premium W. H. Auden Emotion
In the Elizabethan Era‚ and even now‚ funerals start with the death of a person. At the funeral‚ everyone would wear black because it symbolized that a tragedy has happened (Secara). It also symbolized grieving and sympathy. Death during the Elizabethan Era was often caused by two things: a disease or old age. However‚ there have been many aspects about funerals that have changed with the advancement in society. Some of these changes are: the way wills are now written‚ the preservation of the corpses
Premium Death Life Burial
documented the Peloponnesian war. Around 431 B.C. Thucydides documented a funeral oration delivered to the people of Athens by Pericles. In Pericles’ Funeral Oration‚ Pericles’ praises the dead‚ describes how great Athens is‚ explains why Athens must continue to support the war‚ and tells why Athens must live up to the fallen soldiers of the Peloponnesian war. Pericles’ Funeral Oration tells us multiple things‚ the Funeral Oration gives historians a glimpse into what Athenians might have been feeling
Premium Peloponnesian War Sparta Athenian democracy
At the end of the Peloponnesian War (431-404 BCE)‚ a funeral service was given to honor the Athens who fought and served for their country’s empire. After the honorable service and burial‚ a leading citizen was chosen to deliver a memorial speech‚ and Pericles was elected. Pericles was a prominent and influential Greek orator and general of Athens during the period of the Persian and Peloponnesian wars. Pericles’ funeral oration is a well-known speech written by the historian‚ Thucydides. This speech
Premium Democracy Government Political philosophy
In Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Brutus and the conspirators kills Julius Caesar for abusing his power as an emperor. During Julius Caesar’s funeral‚ Brutus faces an outraged mob of Roman citizens loyal to Caesar. Brutus reasons with them in his speech by explaining that he killed Caesar because he loved Rome more than Caesar‚ and Caesar had abused his power by being extremely ambitious. Brutus then asks the crowd to speak out if any was offended by what he has done to Caesar by questioning
Premium Roman Empire Ancient Rome Roman Republic
Yesterday‚ at Caesar’s funeral‚ Mark Antony delivered a seemingly harmless speech to his dear friend Caesar after the conspirators had allowed him to. Antony’s funeral speech may not have sounded abnormal to you‚ but we noticed various techniques that he used to manipulate the crowd. His speech has gotten many of the citizens of Rome to feel disgust and hate for the conspirators‚ and they are now taking violent actions. The citizens shouldn’t be blamed however because Antony’s sneaky ways were the
Premium Roman Republic Julius Caesar Augustus
Doctor Zhivago Doctor Zhivago is a film from 1965 based on the novel “Doctor Zhivago (1957) directed by David Lean. This scene is from Yuri‚ a little boy’s perspective of his mothers funeral. Many of the shots are from the same height as Yuri. The first scene is an extreme long shot and shows us an open landscape with huge mountains in the background. The mountains seems very powerful‚ and is the first thing you notice‚ but then your eyes are dragged down to a large group of people wandering
Premium Long shot Film techniques Close-up
2/24/13 Why I Have An Interest In The Funeral Service Industry The Funeral service profession is one of the most fulfilling and rewarding service careers a person can choice to become part of. I have always been fascinated with the funeral service profession and wanted to learn more about how one becomes a funeral service director. I have always wanted a career where I could help people and also provide a valuable service to society. Moreover‚ I feel that the funeral service profession is something
Premium Learning Brad Pitt Near death experience
Everywhere across the country many people from different countries and cultures have migrated to the United States. Some form subcultures or communities while others are dispersed and isolated. Over time‚ many of the ceremonies and traditions‚ such as funerals‚ associated with a particular culture have been influenced by or mingled with Euro-American customs‚ causing people to loose touch with the context of their own traditions. For example‚ some conform to American burial customs and adopt secular attitudes
Premium Funeral
changing ideology‚ even funerals. In the article‚ Death of a Funeral Business by Sandy Hingston‚ she talks about how contemporary funeral rituals our society has taken in and the old traditions we have gone away from. By using a combination of witty anecdotes and statistics to involve the reader‚ Hingston comments on the changing culture of the funeral business. A passage from Death of a Funeral Business that shows how Hingston presents her ideas that our perception of death and funerals have
Premium Life Death Sociology