Questions:
Orality and Religion in The seafarer
1) The shift I had mentioned is key, as it is dramatic as you explained, can you be more specific about how the poem shifts? For example, you said that the details shift from general concepts of virtue to the difficulties of a sailors life, can you be more specific on that?
2) Can you give examples of how the grammar supports the notion that the poem may have been written as a dialogue? What are some specific parts in the poem that best show how the changes in person support this idea?
3) Could you give more specific examples of how the religious aspect changes abruptly throughout the poem?