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THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD (Lord Randal (in this ballad are speaking lord randal…
THE MEDIEVAL BALLAD
Lord Randal
in this ballad are speaking lord randal and his mother
the story is set in the 13 century
he has been in the greenwood beause he went to hunt
he found his true love
he was given eels fried
he take with him his hawks and hounds
he has been poisoned
The most important features of the ballad
MIXTUR of DIALOGUE and NARRATION
narrative as a series of RAPID FLASHES
REPETITION of words or lines
both REAL and SUPERNATURAL CHARACTERS
SHORT stanzas of two or four lines
THEMES of supernatural, love, war, domestic tragedy, outlawry
The ballads
were produced anonymously
with or without accompaniment or dance
transmissed orally
written down by the 13-14 centuries
later collected by bishop thomas percy