Topic > Compare and contrast William Wordsworth and Tintern Abbey

It has been five years since Wordsworth returned to Tintern Abbey and in those five years Wordsworth may have grown from a naïve young boy to a mature and experienced man. While in the city, Wordsworth thought back to Tintern Abbey and began to experience deeper sensations and connections with nature. He insinuates that even these "feelings of forgotten pleasure" may have helped him be a wiser and better person simply by putting him in a better mood on his lonely days in the city. Since Wordsworth already felt this way about nature, returning to Tintern Abbey and away from the city was probably a closure that Wordsworth needed to realize his happiness, "Until, the breath of this bodily frame, and even the movement of our human blood Almost suspended, we sleep in the body and become a living soul: while with an eye made quiet by the power of harmony and the profound power of joy, we see into the life of things, "and the spiritual connection is infinite. Wordsworth speaks of nature as if it were a religion or tied to God, and for Wordsworth nature takes the place of a divine form. He has wondered if his beliefs about his deep connection with nature have been misguided, but he quickly recovers and is sure that he does not care, and will continue to do so, "back to thee O Sylvan Wye!" You, wanderer in the woods, how often has my spirit returned to you", whether his belief is valid or not. Wordsworth gains fruitfulness when he is part of nature in the spirit, and seems to be a source of resistance because " at this moment there is life and food for the years to come." Wordsworth is enlightened through nature and his understanding of the world is improved thanks to this spiritual connection. Wordsworth looks at humanity and feels compassion for them