Rainer Maria Rilke's referred to his poems as 'mystical' poems. This is because his literary pieces contains haunting images, with the combined theme of beauty and suffering, as well as life and death. Rilke's themes in his works is the exact opposite of Shakespeare's. Shakespeare used intellectual symbols rather than physical, while Rilke gives emphasis on physical rather than intellectual symbols.
The theme of a story is revealed when it hits into the resolution.
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Answer:
It is difficult to understand other people because they may hide their emotions to avoid being criticized or maltreated.
The poem says “We wear the mask that grins and lies, it hides our cheeks and shades our eyes”
This shows their treatment in a white society.