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The Ballad of Reading Gaol
Sinopsis
The Ballad of Reading Gaol is a poem by Oscar Wilde written in 1897 after his release from prison, following a conviction for gross indecency. Drawing on the period after his imprisonment, it focuses on the execution of Charles Thomas Wooldridge, a fellow prisoner who murdered his wife. Through a mix of plain, narrative description and symbolic connection among all convicts, the poem examines punishment and the brutalization that imprisonment can bring. Wilde’s reflection emphasizes shared humanity, captured in the haunting refrain: “Yet each man kills the thing he loves.” It was first published anonymously under his cell number, “C.3.3.”
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