... had several different relationships. One of Yeats" affairs with Olivia Shakespear was tainted by his love for Maud. He wrote in one of his poems, "The Lover Mourns for the Loss of Love": I had a beautiful friend And dreamed that the old despair Would end in love in the end: She looked in my heart one day And saw your image was there, She has gone weeping away He ... my hope renewed again. If I could go to her and prove, by putting my hand in the fire till I had burnt it badly, would not that make her understand that devotion like mine should not be thrown away." To Yeat's horror, Maud m...

• Word Count: 1560
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

... of his personal disagreements towards the Rebellion, his opinion about the Rebellion is changed towards the end as he acknowledges their deeds for the greater good of Ireland. "Our part/ To murmur name upon name" is written to encourage us to recognize their sacrifices and political impacts but also is Yeats acceptance of their deeds. Yeats mentions John MacBride, Maud's former husband, ... as a means to further accentuate the personal conflicts that occurred during the political war. The following quote ... a 'healthy' obsession as it was what took them to their deaths eventually...

• Word Count: 1908
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

... , their musicality would be retained. Yeats" work began its evolution from the pond of romantics by becoming harder and more realistic. Personal and professional movements in his life were much the cause. Maud Gonne, an Irish actress, who was a long time love interest of Yeats, married a Major John MacBride leaving Yeats deeply wounded . The romantic pond from which much of his early poetry spawned became ... . They would sigh and quote with learned looks Precedents out of beautiful old books; Yet now it seems an idle trade enough. All three fall silent, Yeats ponders reproachfully a thou...

• Word Count: 2111
• Approx Pages: 8
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School