"And I had none but he, O." Line 8
Edward is an idiot. This poem is incredibly unusual in my opinion. The author doesn't even attempt to help the reader relate to or understand Edward's actions. He starts off saying he killed his hawk. His stupid mother attempts to comfort him. However he then tells her it was his horse that he killed. Again, she readily forgives him for his actions and comforts him. Finally, the truth comes out and his mother discovers that it was his father, her own spouse, that he killed. Yet again, the crazy hag simply asks what penance he will serve for his actions. Later on, Ed tells his mother that he will readily abandon his family to a horrible life. What a guy! And finally, the only good part of this work, he tells his mother she is cursed for trying to comfort him after all the horrible things he did and raising such a grotesque human being. :)
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