Question

How is death perceived in the poem full fatham five thy father lies? Explain​

Answer 1

Answer:

Death is perceived as the transformation of the person and the body

Explanation:

‘Full Fathom Five Thy Father Lies’ is a poem from William Shakespeare’s play “The Tempest”. It reflects Ariel’s words spoken to Ferdinand about his dead father under the sea.

In the poem, death is shown as a transformation. Poems sing how the body is changed after death, when it starts to disappear and go back to nature – in this case, to the sea. In the lines “Of his bones are coral made. Those are pearls that were his eyes.” we can see a poetical picture of the decomposing body that is taken by the sea world, corals that start to grow over the bones, and sea creatures begin to take the body parts.

The idea of how death and time change the appearance of the deceased is the central point of the passage.