I and my fellow classmates listened to your brilliant version of Mariana in our English Literature lesson, and I must agree with mgamalyoussef, I think it break's the monotonous pattern when you say that. Other than that, a very exciting reading. Well done.
Adore this poem. Its so evocative and haunting. Tennyson had an uncanny ability to make you "see" his poems. Its so easy to picture Mariana in her solitude, slowly losing her grip on sanity as she waits,,,and waits,,,and waits.....
Excellent reading (and the only complete one I found on YouTube), I really enjoyed it. Your interpretation really conveys her "dreariness" and almost makes us experience her long wait ... my only reservation is that you used "Oh, God, that I were dead" in the third stanza. I think the repetition of the exact same phrase "I would that I were dead" shows the monotonous routine she goes through everyday, which ultimately lead to her insanity (or at the least loss of patience) in the last stanza.
A reading of Tennyson's gloomy poem. "Mariana of the Moated Grange" first appears in Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure". Mariana waits for her lover, who has deserted her.
"The blue fly sung in the pane" - the past tense is a touch of Tennyson's genius.
I and my fellow classmates listened to your brilliant version of Mariana in our English Literature lesson, and I must agree with mgamalyoussef, I think it break's the monotonous pattern when you say that. Other than that, a very exciting reading. Well done.
LaurenOathkeeper 2 years ago
Thanks for your kind words. Yes, it was a mistake. "O God" should only be in the last line. I'm glad it didn't entirely spoil it for you.
SpokenVerse 2 years ago
Adore this poem. Its so evocative and haunting. Tennyson had an uncanny ability to make you "see" his poems. Its so easy to picture Mariana in her solitude, slowly losing her grip on sanity as she waits,,,and waits,,,and waits.....
ralucagymnast 2 years ago
this reminds me of my highschool years.i loved this poem.i studied it in school
Anointme2 2 years ago
Excellent reading (and the only complete one I found on YouTube), I really enjoyed it. Your interpretation really conveys her "dreariness" and almost makes us experience her long wait ... my only reservation is that you used "Oh, God, that I were dead" in the third stanza. I think the repetition of the exact same phrase "I would that I were dead" shows the monotonous routine she goes through everyday, which ultimately lead to her insanity (or at the least loss of patience) in the last stanza.
mgamalyoussef 3 years ago
A reading of Tennyson's gloomy poem. "Mariana of the Moated Grange" first appears in Shakespeare's "Measure for Measure". Mariana waits for her lover, who has deserted her.
"The blue fly sung in the pane" - the past tense is a touch of Tennyson's genius.
mamalbek 3 years ago