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He wants gather that knowledge as soon as possible in his short life. After setting sailing, he says he wants to explore the untraveled world. He has earned name and fame through his explorations. He has seen several cities and citizens of it, manners, councils, governments etc. In this way, he remembers his explored world previously. At last, he sets sail to explore the world. Ulysses is after exploration with hungry heart like hungry lion after his spending of three suns in Ithaca. Yet he says he is strong in will and the will lead him to his destiny. He says time and fate together have made their bodies feeble. Later, in his quest of new world and gain of knowledge, he says there is no strength in him like before. He even says old age has its honor and responsibilities and tries to be out of the old age melancholy and respects it as it also has its honor. He uses words like "gray spirit" in his speeches. Ulysses is not only concerned with death but also old age hampers him in his way of exploration and knowledge earning. He uses eternal silence to depict the death and says every minute added should bring new things. In this life, he does not want to rust but to shine being put into use. He affirms that most of life is over and he has only little life. He uses the words to refer something is to be done before the death. Ulysses is aware that death is the final destiny of every man. He says that the remaining life should not be wasted and every added hour should provide new knowledge and he starts his journey towards knowledge and in his way he does not want to leave any opportunity. He is untamed spirit for his journeys and remembers the civilized societies.
#ULYSSES BY TENNYSON FULL#
He does not want to waste his life in this place but to drink his life to the lees which he wants to live his life full in his liken manner. But, there is huge difference of lives between him and his son. Actually, he has responsibility to guard his son and family and pour out his experiences to rule Ithaca. He states that he cannot take rest from travel. Ulysses words reveal his perseverance attitude towards his journey of adventures. At last he laments using "three suns" the time he has stayed in Ithaca unnecessarily. He also thinks and refers his wife is aged too. Tennyson uses still hearth and barren crags which represents the meaningless and empty life which Ulysses does not want to live in Ithaca. But, Ulysses saw people who are civilized in his journeys, met with different circumstances. The mariners are ready to give their lives for the adventures. The people of Ithaca are different when compared with the mariners of him who came along with him to adventurous world. Hi is so dissatisfied with the life of Ithaca judging the people whom he does not know. His adventurous spirit is hungry since his arrival to his home land. He has come to his kingdom after a long time. Ulysses is idle in the kingdom of Ithaca.