During the Victorian era, death was quite commonly seen as a topic of much discussion within written works, as well as social conformities. Accompanying this, tombs and cemeteries were quite commonly visited, as it was normal for those who were mourning people to relish in sorrow over the deceased. Elements of death within Brontё’s work is evident. However, she refuses to conform to this Victorian attitude that one must wallow in pity, rather, continue on with life and not indulge in nonsensical pain. Evidence of this can be seen in both “Song” and “Remembrance.” Brontё’s “Hope” depicts the speaker’s feelings towards the emotion itself, revealing its cruel nature. Brontё’s “Remembrance” and “Song”, are thematically similar, as they all allude to elements of death, love, and exude a sense of solemnity and endearment. Both of these poems come from a point of view of the speaker having lost a loved one; opposingly one being from a male perspective, the other female. The male speaker in “Song” can be seen rhetorically asking “where”(16, Song) all of the mourners’ “tears” (16, Song) are upon the arrival of her death. The speaker appears to exude a sense of indignance for those who have seemingly …show more content…
They differ in terms of how long their lover has been dead, which explains their contrasting nature of grief and attachment. “Hope” and “Song” both contain a disheartened tone, and differ in their conclusions; the deceased women in “Song” lacks the ability to feel the solitude she has been placed in due to the lack of interest from those who once knew her. The speaker in “Hope” is alive and feels deserted by the very thing that should have intended to fill her with aspirations and optimism. Brontё’s poems altogether fill her readers with the intended emotions she hopes to convey, which explains her literary success in years after her