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Pearl

Heavenly Worthiness and Earthly Value
An Analysis of Prominent Themes and their Effect in the Poem Pearl
The title of the poem, Pearl, indicates something of high value – whether it be spiritual, economical or personal – to the audience. The pearl is indeed valuable to the father as he lives in misery as he mourns the death of his daughter however the poem discusses many aspects of worthiness and value when describing a person’s physique, piety, and behavior. During the dream dialogues between father and daughter arguments erupt about heavenly rewards based on earthly conduct and beliefs which lead to discussions of sin and repentance. The poem intertwines discussions of earthly value and heavenly worthiness in its content and structure to ultimately show that heavenly worthiness should be the ultimate goal of humans as earthly value last only in life while the beauties of heaven are ever lasting and more impressive.
Structurally, the Pearl poet writes intricately using......


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