Word: martyrs
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Dates: during 1890-1899
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...Shylock of Shakspere a villain or a martyr...
...This spark of heroic fire which is in men is God-like; and Jew or Christian, Mohammedan or Pagan, who can look death in the face and say, "Where, O grave, are thy plagues," is victor over death and is redeemed from the grave. Jesus Christ was such a martyr, for he interposed his life to save his disciples. Christ's life could not be destroyed by physical forces because it was ethical and spiritual. If we love Christ as a martyr we should lay down our lives for the brethren. The call to duty today is no less real...
...Moody has published and is happily free from the vagueness with which certain of his former poems have been dashed. While there are touches here and there which remind one of Browning, the conception of the poem as a whole shows a thoughtful originality, the simile of the martyr being particularly felicitious. The diction of the poem is admirable throughout and the mere metrical work is flawless...
...last number of the Advocate contains the best story that has appeared in that periodical for a long time. Though the "Twentieth Century Martyr" savors a little of the burlesque and would require some toning down to satisfy certain sticklers about good taste yet it is exceedingly witty and ingenious. The plot is amusing and is worked out with snap. Certain allusions to a respectable English lady novelist of the early part of this century will be appreciated by most of the readers of the story...