![]() ![]() They remained stuck in an endless night where darkness became the only reality they knew and where light and hope didn’t exist. The prison walls influences those who didn’t believe in God to start thinking about him and to start to pray to him.įor those inside the prison, the morning brought no comfort. Inside the prison, a place where there was no hope and where those inside where reminded constantly of the possibility of being hanged, the idea of God and forgiveness becomes the only thing keeping those inside from becoming hopeless. The idea that men find peace in religion and prayer becomes a motif from the beginning of the poem. The poison inside their body slowly kills them and their guilty conscious produces more pain than any other punishment could. The prisoners are all tormented by the sin they have done, a sin compared with a poisonous sword. The narrator describes the feeling he and other inmates experience while being in prison. We are thankful for their contributions and encourage you to make your own.Īnd as molten lead were the tears we shed These notes were contributed by members of the GradeSaver community. ![]()
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