Tichborne’s elegy
Chidiock Tichborne himself wrote Tichborne’s elegy, in the tower before
his execution. The poem reflects his feeling that he has lived a life
but it has been useless, as fate had always intended him to die this
way.
In the first stanza he compares his attributes to many bad things in
his world “my prime of youth is but a frost of cares,” this line
illustrates that he should have been enjoying his life now rather than
worrying about his death. “My crop of corn is but a field of tares”
shows that he feels he has been given life but it is useless to
everyone. “And all my good is but vain hope of gain” gives you an idea
about how Tichborne feels that fate is pushing down on him, and
anything he tries to improve his life fails.
The second stanza shows Tichborne’s feeling that he has had no
influence on anything “my tale was heard, and yet it was not told”
this is demonstrating that even though his life has happened it was
nothing, another quote that backs up this point is “I saw the world,
and yet I was not seen”. “My fruit has fallen, and yet my leaves are
green;” shows that he is still young yet the prime of his life has
passed. “My thread has been cut, and yet it is not spun;” illustrates
the idea that Tichborne’s life has been given to him but it has not
been fulfilled.
The third and final stanza talks about how his life had been decided
to end this way even before he was born, “I trod the earth, and knew
it was my tomb” this is illustrating the idea that he knew that his
fate was for him to die early. “I sought my death, and found it in my
womb” this shows that when he looked for death he found it in his
life, I expect this is because he is being executed for murder so in
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actions. "Had I but died an hour before this chance I had lived a blessed time;
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