This is the funeral pyre and Troy is dead That sparkled so the day I saw it first, And darkened slowly after. I am she Who loves all beauty - yet I wither it.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker compares Troy's destruction to a funeral pyre and acknowledges her role in its fall, admitting that her love for beauty ironically causes decay.
- In plain terms
- Troy is dead and burned, and I who love beauty actually cause it to wither.
- What can you take from it?
- Beauty can be destructive when pursued or cherished too intensely.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can beauty destroy what it loves?
- Are you responsible for what you love?
Another view
It simplifies complex historical events into personal responsibility.
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