![]() ![]() In the third stanza, the speaker realizes that his love for his Captain leads him “with mournful tread” to “(w)alk the deck (his) captain lies” while bells are ringing and citizens celebrate (22-23). In the second stanza, the speaker attempts to coax excitement from his captain, drawing attention to the “ribbon’d wreaths” and “shores a-crowding” in honor of his arrival (line 11). The next two stanzas a similar conflict between jubilant excitement and solemn mourning the loss of the Captain. Although the first stanza begins with a joyous tone, it ends with the crushing realization that the speaker’s hero, his “dear father,” is dead. The prize is the abolition of slavery and being the winner of the war, but it does in fact come at the price of war and bloodshed, as the speaker turns to his Captain who has “Fallen cold and dead” (line 8). In the first stanza, the speaker rejoices beside the poet’s hero, exclaiming, “our fearful trip is done / The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won” (lines 1-2). Whitman, like Lincoln, was an abolitionist who supported the Union. Written in 1865, this poem’s undertones are victorious because the Union has won the war and slavery will be abolished. Although President’s Day falls on George Washington’s birthday, it would be difficult to ignore the intention behind “O Captain! My Captain!,” a poem written to honor a well-loved president and commemorate one of the most important events in United States history, the Civil War. ![]() In honor of President’s Day, here’s a tribute to our sixteenth president, Abraham Lincoln, by American poet Walt Whitman (1819-1892). ![]() The ship is anchor’d safe and sound, its voyage closed and done įrom fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still Rise up-for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills įor you bouquets and ribbon’d wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding įor you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, The ship has weather’d every rack, the prize we sought is won While Williams’ career as a comedic leading man would eventually take him away from TV, he did find time to make excellent single episode appearances on shows like Louie and Wilfred, and even came back full circle to star in the short-lived The Crazy Ones with Sarah Michelle Geller last year.O CAPTAIN! my Captain! our fearful trip is done After appearing in the short-lived The Richard Pryor Show, his first big exposure to audiences was as Mork from Ork on the sitcom Happy Days, which, of course, eventually led to the successful spin-off Mork and Mindy. Robert Levy-directed comedy Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?, it was really on the small screen that he first found his niche in Hollywood. While Williams’ first credited role was as "Lawyer/Man with Tooth Ache" in the I. He became popular as a comedian, but truly impressed us as a dramatist. Over the last five decades there are few performers who have proven themselves as incredibly versatile as Williams, who explored the worlds of television, film, stand-up and animation all throughout his career. Today we are all grieving following the news that Robin Williams has passed away, but we’re not just going to let him slip silently out the classroom door. ![]()
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