The Ruin is a very changeling text because parts of some its lines are missing. The title sets the mood of the poem. The ruins transmit the sense of sadness surrounding the persona. The imagery in the text is descriptive, and it serves to reveal the idea of destruction and isolation.
It is important to highlight that the AS territories were previously the Roman’s domain. In addition, Romans mastered the forging of metals and the use of stone in architecture, while the AS people were quiet primitive in that regard. Thus, the poet alludes to the Roman’s constructions which have been destroyed along with their people. Another key element in the analysis of The Ruins is the pagan belief in fate. In two occasions, the poem refers to Roman’s ill fate. The first explicit allusion to fate is portrayed in line 1 as it is stated: “Well-wrought this wall: Weird broke it”. The Romans built that wall, and Fate destroyed it. Likewise, the second reference to Fate describes how the Romans’ happiness and prosperity was ruined for “Weird changed that” (24).These two quotes manifest the AS ‘strong beliefs in fate. According to the poem, Romans were to doom to fall. It was destiny.
By Cinthya Cervantes
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