The repetition of the names in Edward and the beginning of consecutive lines give the poem a more of a story-like feel to it. Edward seems to be selfish because he speaks of how he has "killed" a hawk and a red-roan steed when he really killed his father. The selfish part comes in when he says he will leave his home and run away. The mother knows that he killed his father and she knew it was going to happen because she asks so many questions as if they were getting their story straight. I am not sure when this poem was written, but I am under the impression that Edward is of high authority, a prince maybe, and he is leaving his kingdom and his people behind. He is also very selfish because he says he will leave his wife and children to beg and starve. At the same time, the poem is very ambiguous because the only time the speaker comes out and actually says what Edward did was when he says he killed his father. There is no reasoning as to why he killed his father or even why he was lying before he said he killed his father. I know that the mother was in on the situation, but I don't understand why he leaves his mother the "curse of hell" then besides the fact that since she knew about it she is cursed. Edward seems like a spoiled brat rich prince who grew up to hate his father and try to overthrow him.
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