The Apparition

This poem outlines a man's plans of vengeance on his former lover. When he dies, he will come back to haunt her. The speaker has been rejected; therefore, he seeks revenge on the woman who betrayed him. The tone of the essay fluctuates from bitter to a sort of satisfaction that she will have to live with her bad decision. "Jilted lover" means that one has been rejected by someone who's clearly inferior. The speaker wants her to feel his pain. "Solicitation" means pleading and "quicksilver" signifies mercury. The speaker is sophisticated in his language, which proves his superiority to his former lover's new man.