LIVE TV REPORT OF LE HORLA
Now I am standing very close to La
Villette, the place where Le Horla is about to take off. About 300 people are
standing here to witness the starting of this wonderful event. Captain Jovis
and the other travelers are ready for the ride. First Lieutenant Mallet jumps
aboard. Mr. Mallet is followed by three more persons, including Mr.Guy de
Maupassant.
W ell, La Horla the balloon is also
ready for the ride with the command of Mr. Joliet. The rope has been cut. Oh!
The moment the rope is cut, the balloon starts flying upward. Vow!What a
spectacular scene! The multicoloured balloon has its take off now with a team
of courageous men headed by Captain Jovis. The balloon is moving in a moderate
speed as you can see in the visuals.
From LaVillette,, with Cameraman Jean
Davis, Juliet Le Paris TV, Paris.
DEATH THE LEVELLER BY JAMES SHIRLEY:
AN APPRECIATION
“Death the Leveller” is a powerful
poem by James Shirley which reminds us that death is a force that haunts all
human beings. It is also treated as a funeral song. It says that death is a
great leveler.The high and the low, the mighty and the meek, the rich and the
poor are all equal before death. This is a very common idea, but Shirley gives
depth and vividness to this common truth. Human glory will not last long. All
success and victory are mere shadows, not substantial things. When death
catches hold of someone with icy hands the rich and the poor, the powerful and
the weak must yield. We have no weapon to fight against this almighty fate.
The poet discusses the concept of
artificial success and victory. In the last stanza, the poem ends with the idea
that only our good deeds will be remembered for ever. We can simply boast of
our mighty deeds but they don’t have permanency. The scepter and the crown are
symbols of their power and glory. All will be reduced to dust.
Scythe and Spade represent the poor
working class. All will die whether rich or poor. Some men may achieve military
glory in battle fields. They will gain honour and fame by defeating their
enemies. Their strength will be weakened. The nerves will lose their strength.
They can not control death. Death is too powerful for them and they can do
nothing against it. The poet speaks of death as an inevitable end. Every minute
we are slowly creeping towards death.
. The mighty deeds or the glory of
human beings are equated with the “Withering of Garlands”. Our head may be
decorated with garlands. But these will soon dry and wither away. Therefore let
us not boast about our so called mighty deeds. The victorious king will soon
become the victim of death.He will be like an animal sacrificed on the altar of
death. Bluish red blood will drip from his head. Every head will one day be
buried in the cold tomb. Only just and good actions will be remembered after
death. They will be like the fragrance of sweet-smelling flowers.
The rhyme scheme of the poem is
consistent throughout the poem The Scheme of ababccdd follows in each of the
stanza. The pattern creates a rhythm as the first four lines of each stanza
illustrate and the four lines give more depth to the poem.
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