Analysis of poem on the life of man by Walter Raleigh please?

Answer 1

All the worlds a stage, and all the men and women merely players: They have their exits and their entrances, and one man in his time plays many parts. A well known quote from his contemporary William Shakespeare, Sir Walter Raleigh explores the same idea about human mortality and transience, and the insignificance of worldly achievement. It was on October 29th 1618 that Sir Walter Raleigh was put to death by King James I. A rakish and shady character he left a legacy of great literature and this particular work was composed while he was confined to the Tower of London about five years before his execution and where he wrote his History of the World, for which he is best remembered.

It is with unclouded irony that Sir Raleigh answers his question about life considering the adventurousness and sometimes absurd way he lived. After a brave, brutal and romantic life he met his death fourteen years after he was convicted for his part in the Cobham Treason against King James I; here he points out clearly and with exactness where the jest ends.

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Answer 2

Walter Raleigh's poem "The Lie" explores the idea that life is inherently filled with deceit and betrayal. The poem suggests that human nature is corrupt and unreliable, filled with falsehood and hypocrisy. Raleigh portrays life as a series of illusions and falsehoods, emphasizing the transience and impermanence of worldly pleasures.