What are the optimistic views found in Tennyson's poem Locksley Hall Alfred Lord Tennyson s - poem Locksley Hall shows both sadness and hope The speaker of this poem is an unnamed young soldier Even though the speaker is sad about his lost love Amy he still dreams of a better world in the future Here are his optimistic views Faith in Science and Progress Even in his sadness the speaker believes human progress and science can bring hope and a better future He imagines a world where science will help people build new technologies like flying machines or magic sails He knows science is slow but it will help people in the end He hopes that new knowledge will make life better for all Hope for Peach and a Better Future He hopes people will become smarter and more peaceful People will become wiser with time He wants a