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Comment 6 of 26, added on January 20th, 2005 at 9:52 PM.
I think this poem does have religious tones to it, but that's obvious.
Eliot was more about things under the surface. I think this poem speaks
more about the journey of life to death, and the various stages in between.
Kayleigh from United States
Comment 5 of 26, added on December 21st, 2004 at 4:10 PM.
I think the Magi see but don't understand foreshadowing of Christ's death
on their journey to the birth. At the end, " I should be glad of another
death" now means he believes in the enternal life.
Kathy from United States
Comment 4 of 26, added on October 16th, 2004 at 11:25 PM.
I think that the Magi saw a vision of Christ's death, while being
spiritually reborn. He returned to a place where he witnessed people
worshiping false gods, and was so saddened by what he saw, that he would
rather die physically then be sujected to such idolitry. I believe the
first death was his own spirtual death.
Shelly from United States
Comment 3 of 26, added on October 16th, 2004 at 10:58 PM.
The horse image is refering to the white horse of the conquering Christ in
(Revelation 19:11-16)
Shelly from United States
Comment 2 of 26, added on October 16th, 2004 at 4:13 AM.
the poem has the form of a dramatic monologue and has a circular movement,
starting in winter (Christmas' time) and finishing at the Epiphany.
However, there is a stop during the journey and that's in spring so that
the Magi can see the Crucified Christ (three trees). Birth and Death
mingle, Death announces a new birth. The Magus would wish for another
Death. Whose death? Christ's? and a new salvation?
What puzzles me is the windmill and the horse images . What objective
correlatives are they of? Can anyone help me?
carla from Italy
Comment 1 of 26, added on August 24th, 2004 at 11:14 PM.
I thought that it was very well written, with great expression shown
through his writtings. I greatly enjoyed how the writter, put his throughs
into this such broad stroy, and still kept it going.
Nic S
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I think this poem does have religious tones to it, but that's obvious.
Eliot was more about things under the surface. I think this poem speaks
more about the journey of life to death, and the various stages in between.
Kayleigh from United States