Peace- George Herbert Essay -- English Literature

quietude- George HerbertGeorge Herbert depicts a search for peace through religion in his poemPeace by utilizing allusion to the Bible and symbolism.George Herbert begins his poem by asking a question Sweet Peace,where dost thou dwell? This is an apostrophe to Peace because thenarrator is seeking peace in a variety of sublunary places and objectssuch as a cave, a rainbow, a Crown Imperial flower, and he finallyasks a reverend where he may find peace. The reverend recounts thelife of a prince who sweetly lived and who lived with good increaseof flock and fold. The prince died and on his grave there sprangtwelve stalks of wheat which prospered and fan out throughout theEarth. Anyone who fed on the wheat discovered a secret virtue,bringing peace and mirth by flight of sin. The story the reverendrelates to the piece in search of peace is an illusion to the Bible. Theprince that reverend speaks of is Jesus Christ, and the proceedingevents follow the life and death of Jesus. The reveren d speaks of howhe was murdered by his foes which relates to Je...