Help me with this ballad,please.
I found some old exam papers on poetry ,there were these questions ,i tried to understand and answer it but i couldn't.I hope you could help me with it .
In the ballad Edward Edward
Why dois your brand sae drap wi' bluid,
Edward, Edward?
Why dois your brand sae drap wi' bluid?
And why sae sad gang ye, O?
O, I hae killed my hauke sae guid,
Mither, mither,
O, I hae killed my hauke sae guid,
And I had nae mair bot hee, O.
Your haukis bluid was nevir sae reid,
Edward, Edward,
Your haukis bluid was nevir sae reid,
My deir son I tell thee, O.
O, I hae killed my reid-roan steid,
Mither, mither,
O, I hae killed my reid-roan steid,
That erst was sae fair and frie, O.
Your steid was auld, and ye hae gat mair,
Edward, Edward,
Your steid was auld, and ye hae gat mair,
Sum other dule ye drie, O.
O, I hae killed my fadir deir,
Mither, mither,
O, I hae killed my fadir deir,
Alas, and wae is mee, O.
And whatten penance wul ye drie for that,
Edward, Edward?
And whatten penance will ye drie for that?
My deir son, now tell me, O.
Ile set my feit in yonder boat,
Mither, mither,
Il set my feit in yonder boat,
And Ile fare ovir the sea, O.
And what wul ye doe wi' your towirs and your ha',
Edward, Edward?
And what wul ye doe wi' your towirs and your ha',
That were sae fair to see, O?
Ile let thame stand tul they doun fa',
Mither, mither,
Ile let thame stand tul they doun fa',
For here nevir mair maun I bee, O.
And what wul ye leive to your bairns and your wife,
Edward, Edward?
And what wul ye leive to your bairns and your wife,
Whan ye gang ovir the sea, O?
The warldis room, late them beg thrae life,
Mither, mither,
The warldis room, let them beg thrae life,
For thame nevir mair wul I see, O.
And what wul ye leive to your ain mither deir,
Edward, Edward?
And what wul ye leive to your ain mither deir?
My deir son, now tell mee, O.
The curse of hell frae me sall ye beir,
Mither, mither,
The curse of hell frae me sall ye beir,
Sic counseils ye gave to me, O.
what is the beginning of the plot?is there two beginnings :one which begins with the poem and another which was brought by the first beginning ?
(my answer) the first beginning is the murder of the father by the son after his mother instructed him to .the second one is the fake murder of the hawk and the steed.
what is the ending of the plot ? do you think that there are two endings :one which coincides with the ending poem ,and another which is represented by the killing of speaker's father?
(my answer) the first ending is the destroying of the son's life and family .the other one is the ending of the father's life when murdered by his son.
In what way do the answers with the hawk and the steed relate to the correct answer in the third stanza?
I think it is a concealment of the real answer ,am i right?
what is the anticlimax in this poem ?and in what way does it correct the attitude of the son?
would you please see if did got that balled and answered it correctly or not ? and help me with right answers of all these questions .
thank you