Bright Star! would I were steadfast as thou art: Plot

Bright Star! would I were steadfast as thou art: Plot

“Bright Star! would I were steadfast as thou art” - Plot

• The poem begins with the speaker addressing a bright star, yearning to have the star’s fixed status in the universe.
• The speaker expresses a desire to maintain an unwavering gaze on his beloved, much like the star shines its light consistently on the moving earth.
• Exploring further, the speaker wishes for immortality, to be forever with his beloved.
• However, the speaker then rejects the eternity of the star as he would rather live a mortal life with his beloved and die eventually instead of an eternal life of solitude.
• The poem concludes with the speaker’s acceptance of mortality for the sake of human love.