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To Althea, From Prison

To Althea, From Prison. By: Natalie Belviso and Kaitlyn Pepera. To Althea, From Prison. When (like committed linnets) I With shriller throat shall sing The sweetness, Mercy, Majesty, And glories of my King; When I shall voice aloud how good He is, how Great should be,

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To Althea, From Prison

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  1. To Althea, From Prison By: Natalie Belviso and KaitlynPepera

  2. To Althea, From Prison When (like committed linnets) I With shriller throat shall sing The sweetness, Mercy, Majesty, And glories of my King; When I shall voice aloud how good He is, how Great should be, Enlargèd Winds, that curl the Flood, Know no such Liberty. Stone Walls do not a Prison make, Nor Iron bars a Cage; Minds innocent and quiet take That for an Hermitage. If I have freedom in my Love, And in my soul am free, Angels alone that soar above, Enjoy such Liberty. When Love with unconfinèd wings Hovers within my Gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the Grates; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye, The Gods that wanton in the Air, Know no such Liberty. When flowing Cups run swiftly round With no allaying Thames, Our careless heads with Roses bound, Our hearts with Loyal Flames; When thirsty grief in Wine we steep, When Healths and draughts go free, Fishes that tipple in the Deep Know no such Liberty.

  3. Summary of each stanza • 1st stanza- When he thinks about althea even the gods don’t know how free he feels. • 2nd stanza- when he is having fun with his friends that is when he feels most free. • 3rd stanza- even though he is in jail he still has respect for his king and country. • 4th stanza- when he thinks about love it makes his mind free which makes him feel free even thought he is in prison.

  4. How is man portrayed? • He is portrayed as a loyal man to his king and country and to althea. • A loving man • A free man in his mind “And glories of my King; When I shall voice aloud how good He is, how Great should be,” “Our careless heads with Roses bound, Our hearts with Loyal Flames; “

  5. What motivates him? • His love for althea and his country/king “When Love with unconfinèd wings Hovers within my Gates, And my divine Althea brings To whisper at the Grates; When I lie tangled in her hair, And fettered to her eye” “And glories of my King; When I shall voice aloud how good He is, how Great should be”

  6. Role of women in society

  7. Writers argument • A man in prison who feels free in his mind when he thinks of love

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