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why was the plot sea storm choosen for the poem"lord ullins daughter"

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The plot of the poem 'Lord Ullin's Daughter' is set in the sea, as the sea is a representation of a disturbed mind. The sea consists of  waves, that rise and fall with the tides and this uneasiness helps the reader comprehend easily the disturbed mind of the people in the poem. To add to this state, the poet also introduces a sea-storm which heightens this chaos. The unpredictable condition in nature and the unstable situation in the sea projects the tension of the situation and prepares the reader to expect a fatal end. If the sea was calm, the reader would be relaxed and would understand, that things would work out well. Thus, the intention of this setting is to create a picture of the situation, in the minds of the reader.

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Poem in Brief:
“Lord Ullin’s Daughter” is a ballad which tells the tragic story of the daughter of Lord Ullin and her lover who die a very sorrowful death when chased by her father and his men. The poem begins with the daughter and her lover, the Scottish chieftain arriving at the banks of Lochgyle with the intention of eloping to a safer place. The lover offers the boatman a silver pound to cross them to safety. The weather is stormy and it is very dangerous to cross the Lochgyle in such a state. The lover introduces himself as the chief of Ulva and that he is running from Lord Ullin’s men. He tells the boatman that if the Lord’s men catch him eloping with her daughter, they would immediately slay him. The boatman hesitates because agreeing can cost him all of thethree lives. Then the beautiful daughter of Lord Ullin pleads to the boatman; she says that she is ready to face the raging storm but not her angry father. Finally, the boatman agrees to take them across Lochgyle.The boat has left the shore when Lord Ullin and his men reach. Lord Ullin’s anger evaporates at the moment when he sees his darling daughter fighting with Nature’s fury on the sea. His heart melts and he cries out to her to return and that he would accept her lover. But it is too late and before the Lord could do anything, the little boat capsizes and the three of them are drowned in the turbulent waters of Lochgyle.
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right arnold
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Because the wrath of father should be ended and the high storms at river only can do it 👍
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