The Pulley

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George Herbert (1593-1633) was a Welsh poet and priest by profession. He wrote religious poems with rich imagery and conceits, exploring the relationship between God and his worshippers.

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A dramatic monologue is when a person talks to themselves audibly, expressing their thoughts or feelings. Examples: 'Oh, dear! Why didn't I get up sooner?' or 'How silly of me! Why didn't I think of i…

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The pulley is a mechanical device used as a metaphor for how God lifts man towards Himself through restlessness. Just as a pulley helps lift heavy objects, God uses restlessness to draw humans closer …

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The glass of blessings contains all the world's riches and gifts that God wants to bestow upon mankind - strength, beauty, wisdom, honour, pleasure, and rest (contentment).

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God withholds 'Rest' (contentment/peace) from man. He fears that if humans had complete rest and satisfaction, they would worship His gifts instead of Him and become self-sufficient, forgetting their …

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'Riches' means wealth and bounties - all the valuable gifts and blessings that God has to offer to mankind.

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'Dispersed' means scattered. It refers to how the world's riches are spread out everywhere, but God wants to collect them together ('contract into a span') to give to man.

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'Contract into a span' means to collect or gather together into a small space. God wants to bring all the scattered riches of the world together to bestow them upon man.