annalisysis of The Highwayman.

In this poem, a highwayman The robber and his lover are separated from each other and killed. The law has finally stepped in to do something about his robberies. The reader must infer that Tim the ostler has told the police on the highwayman. When King George’s men get to the highwayman’s house, he has already left to rob someone, leaving his wife all alone to be found and held hostage by King George’s men. The men tie her up so that she cannot escape or cry for help. While she was tied up chances are that she was sexually assaulted by the men. The men stand her right by a window where the highwayman can see her. The men stick a gun under her dress, pointing at her head. The gun cannot be seen by the highwayman. It is hid from him so that he does not come cautiously. If he rushes toward them on horseback to save his true love, he will bring himself into a trap. Obviously, the woman does not want the men to kill her, so she frees up her hands enough to put her finger on the trigger. She knows that if she fires the gun to kill herself before he is within shooting distance, the highwayman will know the danger that he is in before it’s too late. Unfortunately, her efforts don’t work. She pulls the trigger to kill herself and the highwayman turns around to see what was going on. He realizes what has happen and becomes very angry. Almost unconscious to the danger he is now in, he turns to charge toward the men. He draws his sword and accelerates quickly. It’s only a matter of time until he is within shooting distance. When he enters range the men shoot the highwayman with the same rifle that killed his lover.