Olney Hymns · Character
Martha
The sister of Mary and Lazarus, who was busy serving but needed to choose the better part.
minor
Also known as Martha vex'd
First appearance: book i on select texts of scripture
Martha shows up with force in Martha and Mary. The page is where that presence becomes real.
Expressed love by serving but became distracted and rebuked.
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Relationship types
- Other
Character groups
- Service and Humility
- Faith and Redemption Figures
- Protagonist
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Story tension across the book — this chapter sits in Exposition.
- Setup
- Escalation
- Breaking point
- Aftermath
- Closing
The emotional peak occurs in stanza V, where the speaker’s hope is violently extinguished as Satan obscures ev…
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See Martha in book i on select texts of scripture