From ‘The Passing of Arthur’

Reference:

This beautiful stanza has been taken from the poem “The Passing of Arthur” composed by “Lord Alfred Tennyson”, the most famous poet of the Victorian age.

Context:

King Arthur is fatally wounded. He is going to island of Avilion with his three wives for recovery. He advises his beloved knight not to be sorry for the end of Round Table. He also asks him to pray to God for his soul in case he dies.

Explanation/Central Idea :

King Arthur is wounded. He is going to the island of Avilion. He consoles his loyal knight. He says that change is the law of Nature. Change is very important for world’s progress. No system is ever-lasting in the world. However good the system may be, it will corrupt people if it continues for a long time. King Arthur tells his Bedivere to pray for his soul. Pray can do miraculous things. People can not even think of them. Prayer is a golden chain that binds us to the feet of God.