# LV explained — The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám

> Chapter companion for The Rubáiyát of Omar Khayyám by Omar Khayyám.

## What happens

The speaker declares a second marriage, divorcing barren Reason and taking the Daughter of the Vine (wine) as spouse, celebrating a bold carouse.

## Themes in this chapter

### Hedonism and Wine

The speaker embraces wine as a spouse, rejecting barren Reason in favor of sensual pleasure.

### Skepticism and Doubt

Divorcing 'barren Reason' suggests a rejection of rational thought in favor of experiential indulgence.

## Character check-ins

### Omar Khayyám

The speaker who divorces Reason and marries the Daughter of the Vine.

## Key lines

> You know, my Friends, with what a brave Carouse I made a Second Marriage in my house; Divorced old barren Reason from my Bed, And took the Daughter of the Vine to Spouse.

You know how I celebrated a bold drinking party and remarried, casting out unproductive reason and wedding wine instead.

_The speaker metaphorically marries wine, symbolizing a hedonistic turn away from rationality._

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