W B Yeats’ Stories of Chritian faith - The Secret Rose
"The Crucifixion of the Outcast" is a parable in which a wandering poet is led by Christian brothers to his execution. As his cross is set in the earth, he offers a portion of his last meal to the beggars who have gathered to watch. When he is nailed to the cross, however, he finds that mercy without humility is a seed that cannot grow. The story leads tot he teaching by Jesus where he says that even in mercy there has to be a submission to fellow humans.
In "The Curse of the Fires and of the Shadows," Puritan soldiers storm an abbey and attack a group of friars. Before he dies, the abbot raises the cross upon the altar, and promises divine vengeance. Immediately afterward, the soldiers are told that two messengers have escaped on horseback to warn and gather the people for a counterattack.
The Secret Rose explores themes of faith and persecution
Caption - adapted from Waterstones
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