Francis Bacon Francis Bacon was a prose writer of Renaissance age, a great philosopher and pioneer of scientific thoughts Loaded with the human philosophy He wrote many essays which till today receives appreciation and is up to date
Characteristics of his essays Subjectivity Usage of limited words Variety of subject Liveliness The more you read ,the more you interpret
Style of writing Bacon’s style is most remarkable for his preciseness. He has a great command of condensation of the sentences. Each sentence of his essay contain multiple meanings and references. His essay are the example of this aphoristic style. His essay ‘ of Truth ’ has many examples of the aphoristic style.
Of Love Bacon presents the merits and demerits of love in his essay Of love Love plays rather a great role in stage than in real life Having love as a theme many plays were produced mostly comedies and also few tragedies.
Of love But love causes more trouble in Real life Love may drive a man away from his career as it happened in the cause of Antony Love can also drive a man mad with jealousy as in the case of Othello In real life none has lost his mental balance for the sake of love
Of Love There were exceptions like Antony and Claudies ( Wiseman of Rome ) Bacon says that it is foolish to kneel before a lady for the sake Of love He says that there are more mysteries to be unravelled about mankind.