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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The poem The Last Bargain does not have a definite rhyme scheme. It is written in blank verse. Each stanza has different number of lines and word length. Read summary of this poem.

    The poem The Last Bargain does not have a definite rhyme scheme. It is written in blank verse. Each stanza has different number of lines and word length.

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  1. Lucifer
    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The bargain simply means agreement between two or more people or groups or parties. Here in the poem, it means which is a promise which would give the speaker what he really wants. The bargains of the king, the old man and the beautiful lady do not seem to be true because the speaker knows that poweRead more

    The bargain simply means agreement between two or more people or groups or parties. Here in the poem, it means which is a promise which would give the speaker what he really wants. The bargains of the king, the old man and the beautiful lady do not seem to be true because the speaker knows that power, wealth and beauty do not last forever.

    Hence he accepts the bargain of the child i.e. to become free from all these worldly things and become a free man.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The moral of the poem The Last Bargain is that power, wealth and beauty are worthless. They cannot give joy to the soul. The soul of a man needs freedom and liberty. It does not want to be imprisoned by worldly pleasures which are in actual fake. The speaker finds innocence, truth and real joy in whRead more

    The moral of the poem The Last Bargain is that power, wealth and beauty are worthless. They cannot give joy to the soul. The soul of a man needs freedom and liberty. It does not want to be imprisoned by worldly pleasures which are in actual fake.

    The speaker finds innocence, truth and real joy in what the child offers and thus accept his offer readily. After accepting, the speaker feels like a free man.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The last bargain of the speaker was with the child who offered him to hire for nothing. It was the best bargain which the speaker accepted readily. The child has no worldly desires. He does not want power or wealth or beauty. He is simply playing with the shells. After accepting the child's offer, tRead more

    The last bargain of the speaker was with the child who offered him to hire for nothing. It was the best bargain which the speaker accepted readily. The child has no worldly desires. He does not want power or wealth or beauty. He is simply playing with the shells.

    After accepting the child’s offer, the speaker feels liberated. He loves being a free man and independent of sorrows of the world and its fake joy.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The speaker of the poem The Last Bargain is an man who is in the quest of independence and freedom from the clutches of fake and short-living worldly pleasures. He does not want power, wealth and beauty. For his these things are worthless because they cannot give joy to the soul. Instead he acceptsRead more

    The speaker of the poem The Last Bargain is an man who is in the quest of independence and freedom from the clutches of fake and short-living worldly pleasures. He does not want power, wealth and beauty.

    For his these things are worthless because they cannot give joy to the soul. Instead he accepts what the child offers i.e. nothing. After accepting the child’s offer, he feels free from the pain of the world.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The speaker does not say anything to the child. He simply accepts what the child offers i.e. nothing. This is the last bargain of the speaker. After making the bargain with the child, he becomes a free man. Read summary of this poem.

    The speaker does not say anything to the child. He simply accepts what the child offers i.e. nothing. This is the last bargain of the speaker. After making the bargain with the child, he becomes a free man.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The speaker who rejected power of king, wealth of old man and smile of beautiful lady accepted the child's offer of nothing. After that he felt liberated and independent from the clutches of fake pleasures of the world and worldly things. He becomes a free man. Read summary of this poem.

    The speaker who rejected power of king, wealth of old man and smile of beautiful lady accepted the child’s offer of nothing. After that he felt liberated and independent from the clutches of fake pleasures of the world and worldly things. He becomes a free man.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    Rabindranath Tagore who is a Nobel Prize laureate, an Indian poet and author wrote the poem The Last Bargain. Read summary of this poem.

    Rabindranath Tagore who is a Nobel Prize laureate, an Indian poet and author wrote the poem The Last Bargain.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The king wanted to make the speaker his servant by showing his might and power. He thought that like others, the speaker will also submit himself before his power. However the speaker found that the power of king is not eternal and will go away one day. Read summary of this poem.

    The king wanted to make the speaker his servant by showing his might and power. He thought that like others, the speaker will also submit himself before his power. However the speaker found that the power of king is not eternal and will go away one day.

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    Lucifer better to reign in hell than to serve in heaven

    The central idea of the poem The Last Bargain is that all the worldly pleasures including power, wealth and beauty are worthless and short living. For eternal peace one should give up the desire to acquire material things. The person without desires and without power, wealth and beauty is  peacefulRead more

    The central idea of the poem The Last Bargain is that all the worldly pleasures including power, wealth and beauty are worthless and short living. For eternal peace one should give up the desire to acquire material things. The person without desires and without power, wealth and beauty is  peaceful because he has no fear of losing these things.

    Those who desire worldly things become servants of power, wealth and beauty. They cannot enjoy what a free man can enjoy.

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