Farewell, Ungrateful Traitor - John Dryden Flashcards
1
Q
THEMES (3)
A
love and heartbreak; deceit and manipulation in relationships; men’s deceitful nature
2
Q
AUDIENCE
A
a heartbreaker
3
Q
SPEAKER
A
a scorned woman
4
Q
CONTEXT
A
is a song from ‘The Spanish Friar’, 1681 (written by Dryden)
5
Q
TONE
A
jaded and witty
6
Q
RHYME SCHEME
A
ababcccb
7
Q
FORM
A
3 octets
genre: Restoration Comedy
8
Q
Farewell, ungrateful traitor,
Farewell, my perjured swain,
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Let never injured creature
Believe a man again.
9
Q
There is no bliss beside it (love)
A
But she that once has tried it
Will never love again.
10
Q
The passion you pretended
A
Was only to obtain
11
Q
Your love by ours we measure
Till we have lost our treasure
A
But dying is a pleasure
When living is a pain.
