The poem by William Blake entitled " The Sick Rose" talks about a beautiful young lady who lost her virginity to a worthless man. who has dark secret intention towards her. Blinded by what sensation she is feeling towards the man, she gave up everything, especially her most treasured jewel. Not knowing that what she will do will lead to her own destruction. Frustrations runs over her which make her sick and unwell.
One stormy night, in a bed full of sensation and pleasure, a young lady who is innocent and pure decided to to surrender her chastity to a secretive man, whom she doesn't know very well. This man took advantage of the lady's weakness,pouring out his love full of lust. And in the end she regretted it and eventually she got frustrated.
The rose symbolizes mortality which reflects life of an individual. First it grow buds which represent childhood, and later then become a fully bloomed flower which is to become a woman. It also symbolizes love and beauty. The worm in the story symbolizes a phallic symbol which suggest sex or a private part of a man. Crimson, a color that suggest sin or passion. Which means in the 6th stanza of the poem shows possibly an idea of shame. It may also suggest blood shed during the intercourse.
The poems tells us that, the theme of the story is about mortality, violence, love, and sex. Mortality in a sense that. there is an upcoming death suggested by the illness in the 1st and last stanza of the poem. Another one is violence. With "dark secret love" as the man's weapon, he could bring destruction towards the life of the young innocent lady. Love is also one of the theme of the story. Though it's not like what we define love, it also has this thing. but it shows a dark secret love. Which simply means that it's private or hidden or some termed as "SEX" without a blessing. And lastly, sex. "the bed of crimson joy" suggest that there is surely a lot more like that.
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