Stylistic Epitome

To “Immortal Beloved
“Even in bed my ideas yearn towards you, my Immortal Beloved, here and there joyfully, then again sadly, awaiting from Fate, whether it will listen to us. I can only live, either altogether with you or not at all. Yes, I have determined to wander about for so longer far away, until I can fly into your arms and call myself quite at home with you, can send my soul enveloped by yours into the realm of spirits-yes,I regret, it must be. You will get over it all the more as you known my faithfulness to you; never another one can own my heart, never-never! Oh god, why must one away from what one loves so, and yet my life in W. As it is now is a miserable life. Your love made me the happiest and unhappiest at the same time. At my actual age I should need some continuity, sameness of life- can that exist under our circumstance? Angel, I just hear that the post goes out every day- and must close therefore, so that you get the L at once. Be clam-love me-to-day-yesterday. What longing in tears for you-You-my Life-my All-farwell. Oh, go on loving me-never doubt the faithfullest heart.
Of your beloved,
L
Ever thine,
Ever mine,
Ever ours” (Ludwig Van Beethoven, Love letter of Great men)

In this love letter written by Ludwig Van Beethoven in 1812 he expresses his last emotional thoughts and desires to his “immortal love”. The letter was written a couple of days before his tragic death. Beethoven writes to his secret love of his true and sincere feelings for her. During this period of time he knows he is dying and takes the last and final opportunity to put all thoughts and feelings in writing. This unidentified woman gave him the ability to convey all his energy in writing the final letter to her before he died.

He starts off by expressing thoughts he has about her which are good and bad, but extends his thoughts of longing to be together again, unfortunately it never happens. He then continues but changes direction and writes about wanting to be with her physically and regretting the moments that have not been spent. Then ends with writing he will always love her and to never doubt the love they had for each other and that it will always their love “Ever thine, Ever mine, Ever ours’’.

In this romantic and rhetoric letter he makes the reader feel and identify with love. Even though it uses many metaphors he make the letter seem as strange and rare love. As kids we have been told that love exist but as we get older parents say that love is not true and it dies. With his word choice and using pathos he is able to tell a story that has never been told before. This letter has a hidden secret of love which seems this relationship as a forbidden one. His word choice such as “yearn” he could have been substituted for strong ,but he wanted to make a drastic meaning of thinking about his love. The style that he uses is middle age type of english writing which changes the meaning of his letter to have more meaning and be extremely emotional. By using a fancy style he was able to show his emotion by using more dramatic and uncommon words which helped with presenting his point of the letter. He also uses textual and social area which both overlap to make a clear order of his idea and meaning of the letter. By using these two areas he incorporated metaphors and alliterations to give a unique and special feeling to the reader. This letter has used a styles of writing that brings a fancy and magical feeling to the reader and expresses his point across perfectly.