What is the theme of the poem King Canute written by William Makepeace Thackeray?

Answer 1

a man's greatness doesn't lie in the position he occupies but in what he achieves through the grace of the God.

Answer 2

the central theme of this poem is that one should only workship the almighty who has created the earth and the seven skies above. the one who control the land and who hold sthe seas in the hollow of his hand. man is just a creation. therefore king canute tired tired of the flattering he recieves gives a true lesson to his bishops.... that they shouldn't treat man as god but only workship the only supreme being.

Answer 3

the central theme of this poem is that one should only workship the almighty who has created the earth and the seven skies above. the one who control the land and who hold sthe seas in the hollow of his hand. man is just a creation. therefore king canute tired tired of the flattering he recieves gives a true lesson to his bishops.... that they shouldn't treat man as god but only workship the only supreme being.