Imagine that you are Lord Ullin.You bemoan and lament the tragic loss of your daughterand curse yourself for having opposed her alliance with the chieftain.Express your feelings of pain and anguish in a letter to your friend.

Dear friend,

It is with great sorrow that I write this letter to you now. My grief cannot be expressed in any words and neither can it be concealed in this letter. Oh, woe is me! I have lost my only daughter, and it is  my greed and selfishness that resulted  in this tragic  and un bearable loss for me. When my daughter had told me about her lover , the chieftain of ulva’s isle, I stood against this alliance of hers I thought of her lover as just as a petty chieftain.  I told her that I would slay him if she was seen with him again. oh how I curse that moment in which those words came out of my mouth! And so when they eloped afterwards, instead of leaving them to themselves, I chased with with my men for 3 days, hoping to catch them. We finally cornered them at lochgyle, and seeing this they tried to escape into this sea and were caught in a sea storm. Alas, I could not do anything but watch helplessly at the sight of the apple of my eye drowning with one hand around her lover and one hand directed towards me for help. A huge tide swept over them and sea took them away.  

I have lost my only daughter, for whom I lived these many years.  The light of my life has left this world and it is only because of my selfish and wrathful attitude towards her. If only I had conceded to her request! If only I was a bit more careful and calm while handling this problem! if only I was a more understanding father! Now when her innocent face comes to my mind I am filled with a great sense of guilt and anguish. I feel as though  I have murdered her with the sword of my wrathful and angry attitude. Her memories now haunt me day and night. Oh life is just so painful and miserable now!   Now, I just wait for the day when I too leave this world and go to her.

Yours sincerely,

lord ullin L

It is strongly recommended that you write this answer on your own. However, a sample has been provided for your reference:

Lord James

North Empire

Ireland – 30

30^th June’2012

Dear James,

With a heavy heart, I write this letter to let you know that my beautiful daughter is no more in this world. I lament her death because it is me who is the cause for the death of my only daughter. My daughter was so kind hearted and I had provided her with all the comforts. I wish I could have also considered her heart’s desire for the Highland Chieftain. She had eloped with him in a stormy weather. I had followed them for three days with a fleet of my cavaliers. But, unfortunately my entire wrath had turned into wailing and lamenting. I found my daughter dead in the arms of her love on a lonely shore. I just cannot express the regret and pain in words that my heart felts when I saw her lifeless body. I regret my decision to oppose her. May God rest her soul in peace! I am left all alone, devoid of any desire to live.

 A model answer has been provided for students' reference.

It is strongly recommended that students prepare the answer on their own.

Dear friend,

With deep anguish I am writing to you that I am the most unfortunate father in this world who lost his daughter. Do you know that we Scottish people honour conventions and traditions? As a king I have to honour the convention of our society. I lost my daughter by opposing her wish to marry her lover, the chieftain. My daughter requested me to accept her proposal to marry her lover, the chieftain. I told her that as our social convention does not allow a daughter to marry against the will of her father so she should refrain from such an act. Against my wishes, she eloped with her lover.

I ordered my men to search for her and her lover. Having anticipated such a move from my end, she, with her lover wanted to escape to a place where my men could not find them. She went to the sea and requested the boat man to ferry them. The boat man told her that the weather was too bad to sail in the sea but she insisted. When my men and Iwent to the sea shore I saw that the turbulent sea had capsized the boat carrying my daughter. She was waving her hand for rescue and help. I kept watching the incident but could not help. I lost her forever. I am now repenting and feeling guilty that by opposing her alliance with the chieftain I pushed her to death. I curse myself. I do not know what to do now. I have committed filicide. I am thinking to abdicate my position and retreat to the forests as an ascetic. Day and night I think of her and her waving hands.

Your friend

Lord Ullin.