Matthew Arnold

Matthew Arnolds melancholy in life, religion, and love In “Dover Beach,” Matthew Arnold discusses his religious views, the melancholy in his life, and a new love, which he experiences by an isolated individual as he confronts the turbulent historical forces and the loss of religious faith in the modern world. Matthew Arnold’s faith in his religion is lost, and he is awaiting his lost love. He is melancholy. The main theme in Matthew Arnold's, “…

…he would not be a serious Victorian poet, and he could not have written “Dover Beach” (Johnson, 10). Matthew Arnold wrote many poems, one being “Dover Beach.” “Dover Beach,” was one of Matthew Arnold’s most popular poems. In his poem, he relates melancholy with the sea, while discussing love and religion. He describes his loss of religion as being a loss of anger. He is yearning for his lost love, who he watches for always.