Lord Randal Riassunto Breve eccolo qui!!!!!!!!!!

charly

Posted on 13/4/2010, 07:13

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Lord Randal
"O where ha you been, Lord Randal, my son?
And where ha you been, my handsome young man?"
"I ha been at the greenwood; mother, mak my bed soon,
For I'm wearied wi hunting, and fain wad lie down."

"An wha met ye there, Lord Randal, my son?
And wha met ye there, my handsome young man?"
"O I met wi my true-love; mother, mak my bed soon,
For I'm wearied wi huntin, and fain wad lie down."

"And what did she give you, Lord Randal, My son?
And wha did she give you, my handsome young man?"
"Eels fried in a pan; mother, mak my bed soon,
For I'm wearied wi huntin, and fein wad lie down."

"And what gat your leavins, Lord Randal my son?
And wha gat your leavins, my handsome young man?"
"My hawks and my hounds; mother, mak my bed soon,
For I'm wearied wi huntin, and fein wad lie down."

"And what becam of them, Lord Randal, my son?
And what becam of them, my handsome young man?
"They stretched their legs out and died; mother mak my bed soon,
For I'm wearied wi huntin, and fain wad lie down."

"O I fear you are poisoned, Lord Randal, my son!
I fear you are poisoned, my handsome young man!"
"O yes, I am poisoned; mother, mak my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart, and fain wad lie down."

"What d'ye leave to your mother, Lord Randal, my son?
What d'ye leave to your mother, my handsome young man?"
"Four and twenty milk kye; mother, mak my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie down."

"What d'ye leave to your sister, Lord Randal, my son?
What d'ye leave to your sister, my handsome young man?"
"My gold and my silver; mother mak my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart, an I fain wad lie down."

"What d'ye leave to your brother, Lord Randal, my son?
What d'ye leave to your brother, my handsome young man?"
"My houses and my lands; mother, mak my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie down."

"What d'ye leave to your true-love, Lord Randal, my son?
What d'ye leave to your true-love, my handsome young man?"
"I leave her hell and fire; mother mak my bed soon,
For I'm sick at the heart, and I fain wad lie down."

riassunto e commento:

The ballad opens with two people speaking.There is no precise reference to where and when the conversation is taking place,maybe in a castle at late afternoon since the man has just come back from hunting.The story can be divided in two parts:Part 1(ll 1 to 24) which,through its progressive hints at the wood,the meeting,the food,the animals and their death constitutes the previous events like some has poisoned Lord Randal,and Part " which provides an implicit solution and contains the so-called oral testament,a device typical of the folk ballad.
the ballad is divide into quatrains divided into 2 parts,a question and an answer.
Like most ballads,this one has two climaxes which introduce two moments of surprise(line 21 and last stanza).
Another traditional ballad device is the repetition of vocatives and the incremental repetition.
The rhythm of the ballad is emphasized by the use of alliteration(in this ballad the sounds M and W.
The language,as usual,is immediate and impersonal.

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