Lord Ronald My Son
Lord Ronald My Son - meaning Summary
Fatal Love and Confession
A brief dramatic ballad in which a mother questions her son, Lord Ronald, about his whereabouts and returns from a sweetheart. The son replies twice: first saying he is weary from hunting, then confessing that his lover gave him poison and that he intends to die. The repeated maternal questioning and the son’s resigned answers create a simple, ominous narrative about love turned deadly and the resignation to fate. The poem emphasizes fatal consequence, secrecy, and the quiet, inevitable resolution of a private tragedy framed as ordinary household exchange.
Read Complete AnalysesO where hae ye been, Lord Ronald, my son? O where hae ye been, Lord Ronald, my son? I hae been wi' my sweetheart, mother, make my bed soon; For I'm weary wi' the hunting, and fain wad lie down. What got ye frae your sweetheart, Lord Ronald, my son? What got ye frae your sweetheart, Lord Ronald, my son? I hae got deadly poison, mother, make my bed soon; For life is a burden that soon I'll lay down.
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