Journal Twelve- Sir Patrick Spens

The ballad, Sir Patrick Spens by an anonymous writer, is based in the thirteenth century that opens with the King's letter or "braid letter", the king sends the man on a request, and the man must obey. It says that Sir Patrick is an excellent sailor. He starts to read the letter aloud. He finally sets said with a group of men and he even says that he "fears the deadly storm" (1035). When he finally gets to his destination, he sees many women and he does what he is set there to do. The ending says "and there lies guid Sir Patrick Spens wi' the Scots lords at his feet" (1036).
I am not particuarly fond of this ballad because of the speech. The speech that is in this ballad makes it harder to understand especially when there is a lot of information you must understand to understand the story. The main part of the story was how the King sent Sir Patrick on a journey, but he did not want to go so he continues to talk about it and then he ends up going anyway beacause of the simple fact that he has to.

Work Cited

Booth, Alison, and Kelly J. Mays. "Sir Patrick Spens." The Norton Introduction to Literature. 10th ed. New York: W.W. Norton &, 2010. 1035-36. Print.