In the poem In Memoriam, A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, why is the speaker in a conflict with death?

A) The speaker is afraid that death will destroy his life

B) The speaker is angry that Death has taken his friend away

C) The speaker accuses death of disobeying divine laws.

D) The speaker blames Death for making his friend unrecognizable.

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Adam Walton

15 April, 08:38

In the poem In Memoriam, A. H. H. by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, why is the speaker in a conflict with death?

A) The speaker is afraid that death will destroy his life

B) The speaker is angry that Death has taken his friend away

C) The speaker accuses death of disobeying divine laws.

D) The speaker blames Death for making his friend unrecognizable.

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Abby Foley · Answer 1

B), The speaker is angry for death being the reason for distance between he and his friend!

Elisabeth Andrade · Answer 2

Answer: B) The speaker is angry that Death has taken his friend away.

Explanation: In "In Memoriam A. H. H." by Alfred Lord Tennyson, the speaker is angry that Death has taken his friend away. This is the poem he wrote after Arthur Henry Hallam died at the age of twenty-two from a cerebral hemorrhage. In this poem, he expresses his sense of loss and grief for his friend. He is angry with Death, his sorrow is immense. He starts thinking that the soul remains after death. The poem ends with a sense of hope that he would join his friend in heaven because there is a divine entity guiding humanity's destiny.