Pattern #4

The poem "Edward" was very strange to me. It was very dark considering the killing of his father. In our small group, I was really surprised when we came to the realization that the mother was the one who wanted Edward to kill his father. He reveals this at the end of the poem when he says "such counsels you gave to me". This really shocked me! He hates her for making him do this and he is blaming her. When she asks what he will do for her, he says "the curse of hell from me shall ye bear". This is a very strong feeling. He is bitter I think after the act since he says his family can beg in the streets. He is rejecting everying since he wants to leave, but his feelings towards his mom are most negative. I think that this shows he blames her. Also, in this poem I think that he shows some remorse by saying "woe is me". He does not have enough remorse to help make his family's lives better. Instead, I think he is saying they are better off without him so he is leaving.