Fabien Dei Franchi
Fabien Dei Franchi - meaning Summary
A Muse for Shakespearean Drama
Wilde contrasts melodramatic gothic images—ghosts, murder, duels, revenge—with a loftier artistic vocation. He tells an implied performer or instrument that such spooky theatrics are insufficient; they are destined instead for noble, Shakespearean tragedy. He evokes Lear, Romeo and Richard as models, arguing the addressee should inspire profound drama and great emotional breadth rather than merely grotesque spectacle. The poem praises ambition toward elevated, tragic creation.
Read Complete AnalysesThe silent room, the heavy creeping shade, The dead that travel fast, the opening door, The murdered brother rising through the floor, The ghost's white fingers on thy shoulders laid, And then the lonely duel in the glade, The broken swords, the stifled scream, the gore, Thy grand revengeful eyes when all is o'er,-- These things are well enough,--but thou wert made For more august creation! frenzied Lear Should at thy bidding wander on the heath With the shrill fool to mock him, Romeo For thee should lure his love, and desperate fear Pluck Richard's recreant dagger from its sheath-- Thou trumpet set for Shakespeare's lips to blow!
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