On His Blindness poem analysis

Poem- On His Blindness by John Milton


John Milton, one of the great English poets, is best known for his epic Paradise Lost. However, he has also written other poems of various type of the poem type like Comus, Lycidas, L'Allegro and II Penseroso. On the Morning of Christ's Nativity and several beautiful sonnets, all of which are justly celebrated. 

Milton was strong-willed, hard-working, learner poet, blest with true inspiration, high idealism and deep religiousness. The sonnet 'On His Blindness' is among the best-known in English. In its short compass of fourteen lines, the poem given a brief but unmistakable glimpse of Milton's greatness as a poet, as much as of his faith and belief as a Christian.

The good and hard-working servants use their money or 'talent' , so that they get more returns. But one wicked and slothful servant hides his share in the ground, and does not earn anything for his lord. When the master returns, he asks each servant for his failure to use his money in a profitable way. Milton was painted and worried on becoming blind, because with blindness, his one talent, his power of writing a great poem, seemed to be burying itself in darkness, much against his own will.  The theme or subject of the poem like nature, sprituals life, war, and death.

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