Outline: Analyzing Thuý Kiều's Emotions in the Excerpt Trao Duyên

Outline: Analyzing Thuý Kiều's Emotions in the Excerpt Trao Duyên

I. Outline: Analyzing Thuý Kiều's Emotions in the Excerpt Trao duyên, Sample 1 (Standard):

1.  Introduction:

 Introduce the author and the work

2. Body:

a.  Position of the excerpt, content

-   Position: from line 723 to 756
-   Content:
+ After the oath with Kim Trọng, Thuý Kiều's family faced a sudden crisis, with Kim Trọng mourning his uncle in Liễu Dương.
+ Thuý Kiều's family had their assets confiscated, her father and younger brother were arrested, so Kiều had to sell herself to save her father.

b.  Thuý Kiều's Emotions:

*  Kiều's Emotions when opening up to her younger sister:
-   'Cậy': The plea carries a heavy tone, expressing pain.
+ The actions 'lạy, thưa': Respectful gestures towards superiors, showing the solemnity and importance of seeking help.
→ Kiều's actions demonstrate intelligence and cleverness.

-   Kiều recounts her unfinished love story with Kim Trọng:
+ A beautiful fate but they had to part ways.
+ Kiều even mentions the 'blood and pus' of love to persuade Vân.
-  Kiều's emotional state when giving up the fate is one of torment and sorrow.

*  Kiều's Emotions when giving away keepsakes:

-  Thuý Kiều gives Vân her love keepsakes 'a wooden hairpin with a piece of cloud', 'a musical instrument', 'a piece of incense'.
+ Kiều gives away the keepsakes but says 'This fate keep this item': contradiction between words and actions.
+ 'This item': belonging to three people
+ Kiều's inner turmoil: she wants to give away the fate but is unwilling to give away her love.

-  Kiều anticipates death:
+ A series of words related to death 'the wind whistles mournfully', 'soul', …
+ She anticipates her own death but does not forget her oath to Kim Trọng.
→ Kiều's relentless torment as well as despair and sorrow.

* Kiều's Emotions when reminiscing about Kim Trọng:
- Soliloquy revealing Kiều's inner feelings.
- She understands her fate 'a broken vase', 'fleeting fate', …
- She admits to herself that she regrets Kim Trọng amidst sorrow and pain.
- Bows in love is a gesture of repentance for betraying his affection.
-  Kiều invokes Kim Trọng's name with lament, frustration, despair, …

3.  Conclusion:

-  Reaffirmation of the issue.
 

II. Outline for Analyzing the Emotional State of Thúy Kiều in the Passage 'Trao duyên' (Standard Template)

1. Introduction

- Introduction to the work 'The Tale of Kieu' and the excerpt 'Trao duyên'.

- Presenting the issue: Thúy Kiều's emotions during the tragic circumstances of giving her love to her sister.

2. Body

a. Kiều's Sorrow and Compassion in Granting Fate to Her Sister
- 'Rely on you': a plea and a trust.
- Acts of 'praying,' 'pleading' seem irrational but are highly reasonable in the situation.
→ Kiều's words and actions foreshadow a serious matter she is about to reveal to Vân, while also revealing her deep hidden sorrows.

- Kiều confides in her sister about her situation:
+ Kiều and Kim's love is 'cut short.'
+ She entrusts her sister to 'hold the loose ends.'
+ Kiều reminisces with her sister about the beautiful memories with Kim Trọng. Those were the days when Kiều enjoyed complete happiness.
+ The phrase 'when' and the imagery of 'vows,' 'promises' recreate the happy times in Kiều's mind, expressing her intense longing and regret at that moment.
+ 'Any storms' that arise, facing a sudden family crisis, Kiều has no choice but to sell herself to save her father and fulfill her filial duty.
+ Despite being guided by reason while her heart is unwilling, in each poetic line, one can perceive Kiều's regrets about the unfinished love.

- Kiều restrains her heart to persuade her sister with deeply heartfelt words:
+ Vân still has youth and beauty, still has time to understand and love Kim Trọng.
+ Kiều and Vân are flesh and blood, let's share our worries for the sake of sisterly love.
+ If Vân agrees, even if Kiều dies, she will be content, finding peace in a peaceful place.

b. Kiều's Pain and Regret in Giving Keepsakes to Her Sister
- Kiều gives keepsakes to her sister reluctantly, as each item represents memories Kiều and Kim Trọng shared.
- Giving her sister the ring and the cloud painting with regret, Kiều hopes her sister will keep the fate, connecting them, but the items are 'shared.'
- In the utmost despair, Kiều reluctantly contemplates death. But even in a cold and desolate place, Kiều will not forget the solemn vow of loyalty.

c. Kiều's Desperation and Sorrow when Thinking of Kim Trọng
- Kiều blames herself for betraying Kim. A person as honorable and loyal as Kiều always carries a sense of guilt.
- The gesture of 'a hundred thousand bows' is a sincere apology that Kiều sends to Kim.
- In her sorrow, Kiều reproaches her fate for being fickle and stubborn.
- The call for Kim Lang amidst sobs.

3. Conclusion

Affirming the beauty in Kiều's soul through the emotions expressed in the poem.

III. Outline of Analyzing Thúy Kiều's Emotions in the Poetry Extract 'Trao duyên', Standard 3

1. Introduction:

- Introducing the author, the work, and the excerpt.

2. Body:

a. Thúy Kiều's Strength and Wisdom in Giving Fate to Her Younger Sister:
- Kiều delicately initiates the request for help with utmost humility, portraying herself as someone in need of assistance, hoping Vân could 'obey.'
- Kiều lets Vân sit above her, then 'bows' down, putting Thúy Vân in a position of being helpful, showing Kiều's sophistication and depth.
- 'In the middle of love's broken thread/ We join the surplus threads, leaving you to hold' sounds strong and decisive, reflecting Thúy Kiều's determination in giving fate.
- Kiều is understanding, recognizing the hesitation in Thúy Vân's heart => she confides, explains to her younger sister about the family's upheavals and the reason for giving fate.
=> The beauty in Thúy Kiều's character is her choice to fulfill filial duty, suppressing the pain to forsake love.
- Regarding the fate-giving matter, Kiều shows extreme appreciation, a deed that she accepts, even if 'flesh decays and bones corrode,' she accepts the price, even if later 'Smiling at the nine springs, fragrance still lingers.'
=> Thúy Kiều is an emotional, loyal person, understanding righteousness, logic, and empathy.

b. Thúy Kiều Balancing Between Reason and Emotion:
- Kiều passes on to Vân the 'wreath with a clouded paper' the token of her love with Kim Trọng.
- 'This fate is kept, this object is mutual' shows the contradiction between reason and emotion of Thúy Kiều.
=> The regret, reluctance to give up her love for Kim Trọng, cannot avoid the selfishness of ordinary people.
- Despite Kiều's efforts to appear strong and decisive in giving fate, her reason still cannot hide the losses, pains, and inner struggles.
→ It reveals Kiều's loyalty, deep love, as well as the appreciation, attachment she has for Kim Trọng.

- Desperation, deadlock, and extreme pain have led Kiều to have pessimistic views about the future, hence she instructs her younger sister with bleak and gloomy words.
+ Talking about her own death.
+ Reminding Vân that if she and Kim Trọng play the zither, burn incense, and hear the sound of the wind whistling around the grass, the tree, it means they are sharing the peaceful and happy scene together.

c. Utmost Pain Due to Broken Love and Clear Awareness of Painful Fate:
- Sorrowful 'Now the bamboo broke, the vow disintegrated/ How to weave thousands of love and affection', as if speaking to Kim Trọng is also reminding herself of the regretful broken fate.
=> Pain partly due to losing the one she loves, partly due to feeling guilty for betraying long-standing promises with Kim Trọng.
- 'Hundred thousand bows to the beloved', as if the only sacred and sincere apology Thúy Kiều can make at this moment.
- Self-consolation 'Fleeting fate has only this much to offer' to ease the pain, also a message to Kim Trọng to avoid his sadness.
=> The pity, bitterness, and many regrets, disappointments of Kiều before the fate's adversity.

- Through the tragedy of love, family tragedy, Kiều has a profound insight into life and her own fate 'Fate like lime, like lime powder/ Once water flows, flowers float away'.
=> Directly expressing Kiều's despair, deadlock, confusion, and despair, self-pitying her own fate.
- Finally, sinking into the extreme despair, Kiều raised a lamentation 'Oh Kim Trọng, oh Kim Trọng/ Cease, cease, I have failed you from now on'.

3. Conclusion:

General Conclusion
 

IV. Outline Analyzing Thúy Kiều's Emotions in the Poem Trao duyên, Model 4 (Standard)

1. Introduction:

- Introduction to the topic of women in medieval literature.
- Leading into the issue: Kiều's emotions in the Trao duyên passage.

2. Body:

- Analyzing Kiều's emotions in the first 12 lines:
+ When expressing reliance on her sister: feeling pain, difficulty but containing hope.
+ Actions: bowing, supplicating
+ Language: earnest, sincere.

- Analyzing Kiều's emotions in the next 8 lines:
+ Suffering, despair.
+ Contemplating death, as if youth has ended.
+ Longing, loyalty to Kim Trọng.
+ Gratitude, valuing the kindness, sacrifice of her sister.

- Analyzing Kiều's emotions in the remaining lines:
+ The torment of inner turmoil
+ Blaming fate, fragile destiny.
+ Utmost loyalty to Kim.

3. Conclusion

Summarizing Kiều's emotions and affirming the beauty of her soul, character.

V. Sample Essay Analyzing Thúy Kiều's Emotions in the Trao duyên Poem (Standard)

First love is always the purest and most beautiful. Yet, for Thuý Kiều, that love is tinged with immense pain and sorrow. Her beautiful dream-like first love with Kim Trọng was shattered due to unexpected family circumstances. To fulfill her filial duty, she decided to pass on that deep bond to her younger sister, Thuý Vân, so Vân could repay Kim Trọng in her place. This emotional turmoil is vividly depicted in the excerpt of the Trao duyên poem.

The Trao duyên excerpt is taken from lines 723 to 756 of Nguyễn Du's masterpiece, Truyện Kiều. After pledging love with Kim Trọng, Kiều's family faces a sudden crisis: their assets are seized, and her father and brother are arrested. Kiều, forced by circumstances, sells herself to Mã Giám Sinh for four hundred gold coins to bribe officials and save her family...(Continued)

>> See the detailed analysis of Thúy Kiều's emotions in the Trao duyên poem and the analysis of Trao duyên here.