THE FLAG IS FLUNG= The flag is flown in honor of the Captain both as a symbol of rejoicing and victory and as a symbol of lamentation.īUGLE= A brass wind instrument somewhat shorter than a trumpet and lacking keys or valves. O CAPTAIN! MY CAPTAIN!= He desperately tries to achieve the Captain comes alive again by offering him the promise of euphoria of the people’s celebration at the shore to which the Captain was returning.īELLS= Are presumably the bells rung in celebration of military victory however, knowing the great Captain and leader has died the bells might also symbolize funeral bells. The narrator suddenly reveals that the Captain is dead and how devastating this is -"fallen cold and dead". KEEL= The principal structural member of a ship, running lengthwise along the center line from bow to stern, to which the frames are attached.īUT O HEART! HEART! HEART!= A heartbreaking imploration for the Captain to come alive again, expressing the poet’s refusal to accept his leader’s death.īLEEDING= Bloody, suggesting the color of blood. SOUGHT= (seek-sought-sought) To endeavor, to obtain or reach. The preservation and victory of the Union is a “prize” that was won. PRIZE= Something offered as an award for superiority or victory. WEATHERED= Worn, stained, or warped by or as if by exposure to weather. The Civil War is described as a “fearful trip”. OUR FEARFUL TRIP IS DONE= The poem’s opening tells of the Captain’s success in leading his ship through a long and gruelling voyage. The ship is anchored safe and sound, its voyage closed and done įrom fearful trip, the victor ship, comes in with object won My father does not feel my arm, he has no pulse nor will My Captain does not answer, his lips are pale and still Rise up-for you the flag is flung-for you the bugle trills įor you bouquets and ribboned wreaths-for you the shores a-crowding įor you they call, the swaying mass, their eager faces turning O Captain! my Captain! rise up and hear the bells While follow eyes the steady keel, the vessel grim and daring: The port is near, the bells I hear, the people all exulting, The ship has weathered every rack, the prize we sought is won While Williams’ career as a comedic leading man would eventually take him away from TV, he did find time to make excellent single episode appearances on shows like Louie and Wilfred, and even came back full circle to star in the short-lived The Crazy Ones with Sarah Michelle Geller last year.O Captain! my Captain! our fearful trip is done After appearing in the short-lived The Richard Pryor Show, his first big exposure to audiences was as Mork from Ork on the sitcom Happy Days, which, of course, eventually led to the successful spin-off Mork and Mindy. Robert Levy-directed comedy Can I Do It 'Till I Need Glasses?, it was really on the small screen that he first found his niche in Hollywood. While Williams’ first credited role was as "Lawyer/Man with Tooth Ache" in the I. He became popular as a comedian, but truly impressed us as a dramatist. Over the last five decades there are few performers who have proven themselves as incredibly versatile as Williams, who explored the worlds of television, film, stand-up and animation all throughout his career. Today we are all grieving following the news that Robin Williams has passed away, but we’re not just going to let him slip silently out the classroom door.
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