Concetti Chiave
- The poem reflects on Milton's personal tragedy of losing his sight, which began in 1644 and culminated in complete blindness by 1655.
- This sonnet follows the Italian form with an ABBA rhyme scheme and uses enjambment, creating a flow between quatrains and tercets.
- Milton questions the purpose of his God-given talent in light of his blindness, pondering whether God demands labor when light is denied.
- Despite his blindness, the poet finds solace in the belief that serving God does not always require action, as even those who wait serve Him.
- The poem introduces Puritan values, emphasizing daily work and the moral duty to analyze and accept God's will.
E're half my days, in this dark world and wide,
And that one Talent which is death to hide,
Lodg'd with me useless, though my Soul more bent
To serve therewith my Maker, and present 5
My true account, least he returning chide,
Doth God exact day-labour, light deny'd,
I fondly ask; But patience to prevent
That murmur, soon replies, God doth not need
Either man's work or his own gifts, who best 10
Bear his milde yoak, they serve him best, his State
Is Kingly. Thousands at his bidding speed
And post o're Land and Ocean without rest:
They also serve who only stand and waite.
This famous sonnet is very personal and is built around one of the tragedies of Milton's life:his signt began to fail in about 1644,and he was completely blind by 1655,at the age of 47.Metrically,the rhyming scheme is ABBA divided into 2 quatrains and 2 tercets,broken down by the use of enjambement.This Milton sonnet is an italian sonnet because is more argomentative.He show us how he is different with this problem,believing also that God had given him the talent for writing.The question is pubblic:there is a God's will that must be accept.The first quatrain is a continuation of speak with God.
The poet introduced puritan things like the ability to analize,the emphasy of work of every day and the mercantil etic that is underline in the second tersine.
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