“On the spirit of obligations” and “Friendship” – how each text views friendship pointing out to the meeting points

We have before us deuce texts one(a), on the spirit of obligations the other, fellowship. Both very different in terms of grammatical construction, style and images, yet two are closely coupled thematic aloney. The nonions expressed in the text are ideas of helperly relationship (as implied by the ennoble of one of the texts) and human relations. It is fire to explore how each text views association pointing out to the meeting points.The texts are of extremely different style and structure simply because they each serve a very different purpose. The commencement ceremony is an bear witness written by William Hazlitt taken from on the spirit of obligations, the spot is a yell- friendship by Cole Porter. Only from this we can asses that the assay is written as continues prose and is meant to publicize some opinion. An essay usually exists to be informative, present a view and thus leave be serious, instructive and detailed. This is very different from a song that is pu blicly released that in cabaret to be popular has to be catchy, short verses, short snappy ideas that will be remembered, rhymes and a wider sense of appeal.The use of language in both texts differs, with relation to their purpose and their design of friendship. In the essay, the use of language is much sophisticated, delicate more complex, roughly as the friend or somebody Hazlitt is describing. The language also matches the nature of the friendship- more of the intellectual- practical benevolence is not is forte, meaning that it wasnt a friendship on the solar day to day basis, or that he will offer help and favors. It sees this idea as idle and vulgar. This stands in much(prenominal) contrast to the song, almost devising a mockery out of it because the language and situations described in it is at times so vulgar if you are ever lost your teeth and you are out to dine, borrow mine. This is part of the songs purpose- to be humors, silly, fun. The song talks about a very dif ferent notion of friendship- one thats always there to help, almost to un-realistic measures when other friendships have been forgot, ours will lock away be hotThe tone and register are also influenced by the purpose of the text. The account of friendship in the essay is of someone describing a very specific, special mortal, who is very important to him. This, although he knows it is a friendship with out obligations, and that he should not look to his friend for help, we as readers simmer down reward the notion that this friend is still very important to the author and that he, by his own description, feels very secure and welcomed, at the presence of his friend. This is again seen in the language, where the writer carefully chooses imagery and words to describe the person in question the husk, the shell of humanity is left at the door, and the spirit, high by time, resides within. In the song the register is different. It seems like the singer is addressing the friend direc tly, telling him that he will always be there. However, there is not one single line telling us about the friend in more detail, or any(prenominal) clue at any deeper emotions or more complex relationship. This is because of the nature of songs. Very smartly it allows us to apply it to anyone- because of the lack of specifics it can be affiliated with any per of people, simply at the same time the direct form of address allows for the touch of personalization it can be used between two people.In both texts the imagery used is closely linked with the notion of friendship it is describing. The essay using his silver accents, beautiful, venerable as his silver hairs, but abundant, flows as a river creating gentle, delicate images. From the imagery we learn that the man described is in all likelihood older, and has and air of knowledge and advice to him. his hand is closed, but what if that? His eye is ever hand his eye is ever open suggests that he is very observant, knows a exte nsive deal and constantly aware of the situation around him.The closed hand, however, is a powerful metaphor for the lack of obligation and physical help. This stands in such contrast to the song, where it seems that the friendship is based on constant physical being. every(prenominal) the imagery stands along the lines of if you need a hand when in cark just call my name, everything is to do with actions not words. Further more, all imagery is vulgar, everyday colloquial language, funny unreal situations. Is this the reflection of the friendship? I believe it is merely because of the appeal it has to have to the public. Thus we get imagery like if they ever cook your goose, turn me loose.To conclude, I think the differences of the texts out-weigh the similarities, and that they are quite noticeable. I got the feeling that the essay is almost mocking the song and that in light of the essay it shows that the song has no real message or statement concerning friendship. It almost rid icules itself, the imagery and the rhymes flattening the notion of friendship making it something so explicit, so out of touch with human beings and how friendships truly work, with all the subtleties. The song is there for the sake of entertainment alone. However, it interesting to see how in both texts the language, imagery and tone were so effected by the purpose.