Tennyson’s Ulysses Assignment
1. In Tennyson’s “Ulysses,” the final five lines read:
We are not now that strength which in old days
Moved earth and heaven, that which we are, we are;
One equal temper of heroic hearts,
Made weak by time and fate, but strong in will
To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield.
What do these lines mean within the context of the poem, and how might that meaning apply to one’s own personal, work, or community life? In atleast 550 words for the answer