Critical summary on Locksley Hall by Tennyson

This poem is a wonderful creation of Tennyson which was published in 1842.

In the "Locksley Hall" the speaker shows "Locksley Hall" as young life and it also embodies moral aspect, lackness and thirst of new blood. This beautiful piece is nothing but a piece of fancy in which we get the idea about life of the author of the poem.

This dramatic monologue poem starts with sad because of the loss of his much loved cousin Amy.In fact, beyond the surface meaning, the poem contains notions of Victorian Age in which the poet lived. The speaker compares his loss of cousin with the loss of Victorian age which has lost his own artistic capability.

The speaker traces parental authority in the poem.The consequence of parental authority is uttered through pitiful misconception by making of irritable scenery which replicates the anguish. For example-The speaker displays his depression without expectation of spring. Imagery used ,with the reference of Orion and Pleiades, which shine in spring and winter are omitted by speakers depressed mood.

The images which hold the poem are the brutality of time and its rapidity and according to the poet , these elements destroy the relationship between lovers and lovers creative capability. Here, the symbol, harp which creates harmony is devastated. The loss of love makes comprehend and doubt the speaker about his fate when father of Amy forces her to marry a guy, whom her father seems perfect.

The speaker states that suicide is the only solution to escape from depressive condition. The speaker states that suicide is the only solution to escape from depressive condition. His thoughtfulness drives from individual to society. To him the harm of the effect indicates one aspect of social injustice. The speaker's consciousness over the social awareness offer him a new dream of future.

At the end of the poem, the speaker's mind remains with psychological problem through self-confidence which also indicate social progress that means spring is not so far away.