Lord George Gordon Byron was captivated and moved to action in Greece's struggle for independence. He wrote the poem Isles of Greece to communicate his thirst for Greek freedom. The poem recaptures former Greek valor and glory in the first two stanzas, followed by his desire to see Greece become free in the third stanza. He goes on to discuss the histories of Marathon and Salamina and how this land should not be subject to...
Lord George Gordon Byron was captivated and moved to action in Greece's struggle for independence. He wrote the poem Isles of Greece to communicate his thirst for Greek freedom. The poem recaptures former Greek valor and glory in the first two stanzas, followed by his desire to see Greece become free in the third stanza. He goes on to discuss the histories of Marathon and Salamina and how this land should not be subject to enslavement.
Byron also is disheartened that Greeks took so long to be moved to action in its attempt to overthrow the Ottoman Empire. This is a feeling that many of his comrades-in-arms share. The poem was written before Greeks fought for independence, so he could not have predicted how events would unfold.
The poem also discusses arguments for the independence of Greece and expresses hope for the future of the peninsula.
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