"There was a Phillip in Honors Lit..."

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In the passage from Evening, Margaret sings a song/poem that starts "There was a king in Thule..." and ends with "...And nevermore drank he." I LOVE this passage, because 1. It so properly prepares the mood for when Margaret discovers the Jewels left by Faust, and it highlights that Margaret's sense of true, devoted, and pure love will be corrupted later by Faust. The story of the poem goes like this: A king (who is forever devoted) receives a golden goblet from his dying wife, from which he drinks and holds dearest to his heart as long as he lives. He gives everything to his children, yet holds this very goblet close. Eventually, he has a royal dinner by the sea, after which he takes the goblet and throws it away, heart broken, never to drink again. Truly this song is about fidelity, and as we see Faust burning with passion and lust for Margaret, we see that her idea of love is still relatively unsustained and pure. I also looked at the footnote and saw that the piece has been set to music!!! Hopefully we get to listen in class.

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  1. Abigail BrockOctober 30, 2017 at 9:27 PM

    See, whenever I read this part I felt really bad for Margaret because it showed just how pure and innocent she was. Meanwhile she's about to get romantically involved with a guy who not only is bursting at the seams with lust but also made a deal with the devil. Poor Margaret.

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  2. UnknownOctober 30, 2017 at 10:32 PM

    I see this in my mind like a kid standing by the window singing a lullaby before bed. Of course as we learn more about Margaret we find that she isn't just a young girl, she raised her sister from infancy and does just about everything for the household. Even so, she is pure and Faust doesn't even care. He is so corrupt that the first female he sees after drinking the potion is suddenly the love of his life, that is, if you think lust is love. I'm honestly disgusted by it, but that's probably the point.

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