STUDY THE NIGHTINGALE THE ROSE

The Nịghtịngale and the Rose About a nịghtịngale who presses her breast agaịnst a thorn untịl a rose ịs born... The symbolic meaning of this: • The rose bush is placed underneath his w

1-Nguyễễn Thịị Đăng Khoa 2-Nguyễễn Thịị Muộịị

3- Nguyễễn Phaịm Trúc Lịnh 4-Nguyễễn Thịị Bích Ngoịc 5-Nguyễễn Hộồng Lễ Ngân

 Birth place: Ireland

 Nationality: Irish

 A poet, a novelist, and a playwright

 The leader of the movement “art for art’s sake”

 “The Nightingale and the Rose” (1988 –

when he was at the top of his career)

 Died of cerebral meningitis in Paris (1900)

The Nịghtịngale

and the Rose

About a nịghtịngale who presses her breast agaịnst a thorn untịl a rose ịs born

1-Nightingales in

literature  In general: Happiness,

hope, luck, freedom, youth,

 In the story: the Nightingale

is the symbol of a true love

2-Red roses symbolize:

•A true, pure and passion love

1- In all the Student’s garden there

is no red rose.

The symbolic meaning of this:

• The rose bush is placed

underneath his window but

he does not appreciate it

=It seems that the Student

has never fallen in love

=There is no true love

2- The Student says all the secrets of

philosophy are his but his life is made wretched

“for want of a red rose”.

Contrast is suggested here :

• The Student thought that he’s wise but

he has no a common thing – a red rose

= He ‘s so cocky (too self-confident)

= He does not try looking for a red rose.

-Dark haịr as the

hyacịnth-blossom

Hịs lịps are red as the

red rose

(handsome)

-“No red rose ịn all my garden!” he crịed.

-”The tear were not yet dry on hịs eyes.”

(Romantịc, seem to be ịnterestịng

ịn love)

-Passịon made hịs face

lịke pale ịvory and

sorrow has set her

seal upon hịs brow

(bored & sad)

-More precịous than

emeralds, fịne opals

-Cannot buy ịt

-Weịghed out ịn the

balance for gold

-“Death ịs a great prịce

to pay for a red rose.” -“Yet Love ịs better than Lịfe.”

LOVE >>

5-The irony about the descriptions of the Student when he listens to the Nightingale’s thoughts on Love is:“The Student looked up from the grass, and listened, but

he could not understand what the Nightingale was saying

to him, for he only knew the things that are written down

in books.”

“She has form,….; but has she got feeling?”

“ …she is like most artists; she is all style, without any

sincerity She would not sacrifice herself for others She thinks merely of music, and everybody knows that the arts are selfish”

“What a pity it is that they do not mean anything, or do

any practical good.”

(The Student is loveless, unrelenting The Nightingale had proposed to sacrifice herself for a red rose but

he doesn’t understand.

In fact, the Nightingale is the true lover,

not the Student.)

The Student’s reflections on the Nightingale’s song are:

-Suggesting he knows nothing of love, just plain knowledge that can be learnt in books, not

experiencing in life.

-The Student just imposes his opinion on the

Nightingale.

-He is superficial.(not think deeply)

Studying

6-The Oak-tree understands

the Nightingale’s song but the

Student doesn’t.

Although he said that: “I have read all that the wise men have written, and all the

secrets of philosophy are mine”, he is still absurd like normal people being in love.

In fact, he is not wise as he thought he was.

Studying

7-On seeing the red rose, the Student says:”It is so beautiful that am sure it has a long Latin name”.

This is revealed about the Student:

-She showed and bragged to the Student of the

Chamberlain’s nephew’s gift; she compared the

Student with the Chamberlain’ nephew; the real

jewels with the Rose.

-She scorned the Student stupid and poor

-> her love is measured in terms of wealth.

Studying

8- Comment on the Professor’s

daughter rejection on the Student She shows her snobbery and her superficiality:

9- When the Student rejects Love and turns to philosophy, he returns

to his room and pulls out “a great dusty book”

The symbolic significance of “dusty” here is:

-Avoid something “impractical”

-The Student finished many books but he doesn’t understand the books to put into real life

The name of the characters are capitalized as every character represent a type of social class

1-Student

2-Nightingale

3-Red rose

4-Oak-tree

5-Professor’ daughter

6-Green Lizard, Butterfly, Daisy

The endThank you!