wind is contrasted sharply with the paleness of the moonstruck girl who is even unaware of the longing in her heart because the gypsy has numbed her.- The Moonstruck Girl, Line 28- (Shevchenko 1) In this, Shevchenko expresses the needs of people who desire freedom but are not even aware. For this reason, the people continue to serve the oppressor unaware that their ultimate satisfaction is somewhere else. Despite the entire trauma, the poet indicates that there is definitive hope for the fulfillment of the desire eventually. In The Testament, he recounts the desire to be counted among the freemen. It is in this poem that Shevchenko lays his will to be buried in his homeland Ukraine. He expresses hope...
