Question: How was the life of the villagers Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard?
Introduction
Thomas Gray (1716 – 1771) is a leading English poet. ”Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” (1751) is the best poem in his 13 poems. Common people have been glorified here.
The life of the villagers
Firstly, we get a description of the villagers’ occupations who work in the field. They Wake up in the early morning and go to the field for work. They can enjoy the natural picture of the world like the song of the swallow, the crowning of the cock, etc. They come back after hard their hard work in the evening.
Their wives are very busy as well. We get a superb bond in the relationship between father and children. When they come back, their children climb to their father’s knees lisping their names and eager to have the first kiss.
They do not compete for wealth, power, and fame. They stay happy with their own prosperity. They do not have high ambition.
More Notes
They lead their life in low income. Some of the dead forefathers could have been great personality if they had the opportunity. That means they do not have an opportunity like urban people. This is clear that poverty is a prevented wall to bring their success.
Conclusion
To sum up, the villagers live their lives in poverty but they become happy. They produce and harvest crops. They die being an unknown person to the world.
