What is the message of the story the nightingale and the rose?

Answer 1

The ROSE AND THE NIGHTINGALE is a fairy tale in which characters from nature speak and understand humans, the whole story is about nightingale and her journey in search of the red rose. The nightingale can speak and understand the feelings of the boy who wish red rose for his love while the three characters from nature, Green Lizard, a Butterfly and a Daisy make fun of the boy's feeling. The nightingale moves from one place to another in search of red rose in the garden. The whole nature is in movement and responses to the nightingale and trees also speak and answer the nightingale.

The first two trees refuse nightingale and say that their roses are white and yellow and sent her to the third rose tree. The third tree is red rose tree but it can not produce red rose because it is under the influence of winter. The red rose can be produced through the blood of heart of the nightingale. The nightingale sacrificed herself for sake of red rose. She also sacrificed her melodious songs. She sacrificed herself for the desire of the boy. She sacrificed herself to give rebirth to the whole nature. The character of the Nightingale in the story is very interesting. She is the protagonist of this story, the valiant heroine who sacrifices her life at the altar of love. However, ultimately her sacrifice goes in vain, as the fruit of her singing, the red rose, meets an untimely end in a gutter. The Nightingale marvels at the Student's longing for his love, and so she relents to give up her life. This act of sacrifice instantly reminds of the connect between the Nightingale. However, as we shall see, the rose's symbolism is far more complex.

The most romantic and loving character is of course this sweet little bird who helps a poor student to get his chance with the girl of his dreams. This beautiful creature lacks humanity, but sure has a lot she can teach this young student. Not only does she sacrifice her own life for the one thing she thinks is important, but she also truly understands what love actually is. It is not just an emotion it is almost a way of life, an obsession. It can make you feel wonderful, but can also destroy you quite easily. The nightingale didn't even know the student until she heard his story and she still did all she could to help him fulfill his deepest desire. The poor little bird went far and wide to find a single red rose, which she had to make herself with her very own blood and in the end; she literally was thrown away and crushed by a passing cart.

The nightingale is the true lover, if there is one. She, at least, is Romance, and the Student and the girl are, like most of us, unworthy of Romance. So, at least, it seems to me, but I like to fancy that there may be many meanings in the tale, for in writing it I did not start with an idea and clothe it in form, but began with a form and strove to make it beautiful enough to have many secrets and many answers

The plot is easy to summarize. A young Student is infatuated by the daughter of a Professor. She promises to dance with him till dawn at the Prince's ball if the Student will bring her a red rose. But in his garden there are no red roses. The Nightingale, who night after night romantically sings of such love as she believes she now sees demonstrated, is moved to provide the red rose so as to facilitate the love between the Student and the young woman. Whereas the Prince in the previous story had spoken of the Mystery of Misery, the Nightingale here is struck by "the mystery of Love". Following the typical pattern of threes, she goes to three rose trees asking for a red rose. The first bares only white roses, the second only yellow ones. The third is indeed a red rose tree, but because of a harsh winter cannot bare any roses.

The Tree tells her: "If you want a red rose you must build it out of music by moonlight, and stain it with your own heart's blood. You must sing to me with your breast against a thorn. All night long you must sing to me, and the thorn must pierce your heart, and your life-blood must flow into my veins, and become mine."

The style of the language that Oscar Wilde applied is tactful in The Nightingale and the Rose. Oscar Wilde has set a brilliant example of achieving the delicate harmony between the language and his own artistic view. For Oscar Wilde the purest art is worthy of his life and is the highest in society.

Answer 2

"The Nightingale and the Rose" by Oscar Wilde explores themes of sacrifice, unrequited love, and the nature of true love. The story highlights the contrast between superficial and genuine love through the perspectives of the nightingale, who sacrifices her life for love, and the young student, who ultimately values materialistic gains over true love.

Answer 3

The rose was finished, but she could not see it. The next morning, the Student saw the wonderful rose under his window. He took it and went to see the girl and offered her the rose, but she just say that the rose would not go with her dress and that the Chamberlain's nephew had sent her real jewels and that everybody knew that jewels cost far more than flowers. After arguing with her, the Student threw the rose into a gutter, where a cart-wheel went into it, and he said that Love was a silly thing and that he preferred Logic and Philosophy.