The message of the poem The Last Bargain is that we should never desire worldly things like power, money and beauty. They are short-living and worthless. They do not give peace and joy to the soul. They always create fear of losing them in the minds of those who own them. A person should be like thaRead more

Following are the main themes in the poem The Last Bargain: Worldly Pleasures are Fake The speaker is offered power, wealth and beauty. However he finds them worthless and short living. For him, these worldly things do not give peace and joy to the soul. A king is always feared of losing his power,Read 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 poweRead 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, tRead more

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.