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On the Death of Anne Brontë. By Charlotte Brontë. There's little joy in life for me, And little terror in the grave; I 've lived the parting hour to see. Of one I would have died to save. Calmly to watch the failing breath, Wishing each sigh might be the last; Longing to see the shade of death.
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“On the Death of Anne Brontë” by Charlotte Brontë describes the poet’s grief over her beloved sister’s death and her relief that Anne’s suffering has ended. The speaker begins by describing her own intensely miserable state. She has lost all the strong emotions of her life, she does not feel joy nor fear at death. Charlotte has lived to see a day s...
Stanza One
The speaker of ‘On the Death of Anne Brontë’, who is certainly Charlotte Brontë herself, begins by stating, without prelude, that there is “little joy” left in her life after the death of her sister. To accompany the lack of joy that Charlotte Brontë feels for living, she also feels “little terror” in the thought of the “grave,” or death. It seems that with the death of her last sister, her life has become devoid of all things meaningful. The speaker has lived to see “the parting hour…of one”...
Stanza Two
Anne Brontë died from a prolonged fight with tuberculosis. The end stages of this disease are often drawn out and painful for both the sufferer and their close family and friends. This was the case in Anne’s death. While she was nearing the end of her life Charlotte was there with her, watching her “failing breath” and hoping, for Anne’s sake, and to end her suffering; that the last breath might come soon. She actively wished for this to be true, so great was Anne’s misery. Charlotte is not i...
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In the third and fourth quatrain of ‘On the Death of Anne Brontë’, the speaker turns her thoughts to God. She simultaneously sees God’s choice to take Anne as a “cloud” and as a mercy. She knows that Anne, the “darling of [her] life” has moved on to a better place, and it is due to God that she is there. She is split, at least somewhat, between cursing God and thanking him. She knows that he deserves both. The speaker settles on the stronger of the two emotions and thanks “Him well and ferven...
Charlotte Brontë was born in Thornton, Yorkshire, England in April of 1816. She is one of three literary sisters, Emily, best known for writing Wuthering Heights, and Anne, best known for The Tenant of Wildfell Hall, and Agnes Grey. The Brontë siblings were raised and educated in a strictly Anglican home. All of the Brontë children were dedicated, ...
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On the Death of Anne Brontë. Charlotte Brontë. 1816 –. 1855. There's little joy in life for me, And little terror in the grave; I've lived the parting hour to see. Of one I would have died to save.
Summary and Analysis. PDF Cite. Novelist Charlotte Brontë (1816–1855) wrote “On the Death of Anne Brontë” shortly after her younger sister’s death in 1849. Like Charlotte, Anne (1820–1849)...
May 28, 2017 · The Death and Funeral of Anne Brontë. As we reach the last days of May, my thoughts always turn to a seaside town on the east coast of England – Scarborough. It was there that Anne Brontë laid down her pen on 28th May, 1849. Anne had been diagnosed with consumption, what we today call tuberculosis, by a Leeds Doctor named Teale in January ...
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By Charlotte Brontë. There's little joy in life for me, And little terror in the grave; I 've lived the parting hour to see. Of one I would have died to save. Calmly to watch the failing breath, Wishing each sigh might be the last; Longing to see the shade of death. O'er those belovèd features cast.
Memorial slab lying on the grave of Anne Brontë. On Sunday 27 May, Anne asked Charlotte whether it would be easier to return home and die instead of remaining in Scarborough. A doctor was consulted the next day and said that death was close. Anne received the news quietly.
