Courtship of Miles Standish Minnehaha Edition

"The Courtship of Miles Standish" by Henry Wadsworth Longfellow is a poem that tells a story of romance in the early Plymouth Colony. The poem focuses on Miles Standish, a brave captain, his friend John Alden, and the woman they both admire. Captain Standish still grieves the loss of his love, Rose, but now desires to marry Priscilla. He asks John to help win her heart, since John is good with words. The poem then explores themes of love and responsibility when John finds himself attracted to Priscilla, creating a challenge to his friendship with Miles and setting up a dramatic love triangle among the Puritans.