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Cavalier Poets
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A Song (Absent From Thee) John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester
Key Quotes
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'Faithless to thee, false, unforgiv'n'
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Loss
He feels stupid for straying from his wife to other women like his just a jester of entertainment for the court. He feels tormented from being away from his wife for so long even though he couldn't help it and he just wants to go back to his wife and retire where he's safe with her. He feels that being with his wife is like being in heaven but he's lost his place with her and is confessing his sins to her like she's a confessor or even God and wants to apologise about everything before he dies.
Structure
Iambic Tetrameter to show his urgency to get his apology out before it's too late and he never has the chance or willpower to apologise again.
Dramatic Monologue which emphasises his sincerity and that he's talking to just his wife and no one else.
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Marriage
It's a marriage based on class because of the status of Wilmot as an Earl and that he embodies the carpe diem lifestyle which makes him like a 'straying fool' because he'd rather have lots of promiscuous relationships than successful marriage. However, this marriage does offer him a lot of security which he doesn't want to lose and begins to think that his wife would actually be his redemption of all the sins against marriage he has committed.
Context
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He was an aristocrat, a member of the elite.
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