Dover Beach Analysis by Matthew Arnold

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Analysis:
Dover Beach is undoubtedly the most representative of Arnold’s poems. In the poem, Arnold laments the decline in faith in God and religion, brought about by the unprecedented growth in science and commerce, giving rise to questions and doubts in the society. The time when Arnold was writing this poem, England was torn between science and religion, materialism and morals and doubts and beliefs. It was an age that was known as the age of reforms in not only industries and religions but also in politics and society. Darwin and other scientists with their scientific discoveries had made the Victorians question and challenge the existing religious beliefs. Arnold’s preoccupation with the significance of a world rich in morals and ethics and the despair that arises from the loss of faith is clearly evident in this poem.

Although the poem begins with a descriptive image of the harmonious sea, the main theme of the poem is not to romanticize Nature but to reveal the pain, despair and suffering in the world caused by the lack of religious and spiritual faith. Arnold anticipates the absolute collapse of moral values and harmony in the society. The “moon blanch’d sand” creates a note of melancholy and gloom in the poem. Arnold realizes that even though “The sea is calm tonight”, its calmness will soon be replaced by violence and discordance. The faith in God and religion is ebbing away like the waves are ebbing away from the shore.

The various sounds expressed by the auditory images in the poem are to some extent suggestive of the screaming of people seeking help to find a way to escape from the chaotic, treacherous world. In this poem, Arnold reveals the malady and struggles of the people. Lack of religious faith has given rise to all sorts of distrust, perverted morality, purposelessness and vague relationships. In Arnold’s view, the society is deceptive and cannot be trusted. The cultural and moral decomposition of the society brings the “eternal note of sadness” in the lives of people that have become so shallow that the only refuge a man can take is in the love of his beloved

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