Alternatively, it could mean that their love is so strong that it causes a change to the rhythm of the poem, as it conquers time. “To His Coy Mistress” is similar to this; it’s made up from rhyming couplets like “grow” and “slow” throughout the whole poem, which I think, is because the poem is meant to persuade his lover to sleep with him. The rhyming makes it sound witty and well-constructed; so the woman can understand it more easily and is more likely to want to sleep with him. However, like “Hour”, it contains some half rhyme “lie” with “eternity” and “try” with “virginity”. This is found in the second premise which is aimed at being realistic- the poem starts off with “but”- and the truth is often
(Shmoop Editorial Team)Throughout the sonnet there is use of imagery, for example “It is the star” emphasizing that love will guide you. Through the duration of the sonnet love being permanent is exaggerated greatly. Shakespeare emphases how true love always preserves, despite any obstacles that may arise, “Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks”. Inferring from this, we can tell he is trying to get across that even if the circumstance or person changes, love never dies. Sonnet 116 uses repeated pairs of words, “love is not love”, “alters when alteration finds” suggesting it is to be like “couples” and to also further emphasize the theme of love in the sonnet.
How it cannot help you breath or heal a broken bone. The last poem from this work talks about their relationship ending. Their relationship has been great and she still remembers the time they spent together. However she knew that this would happen at some point, and even though it is sad to let him go she is ready too. The first poem from Fatal Interview talks about how much Millay is in love with this man.
“If I profane with my unworthiest hand: this holy Shrine. The gentle fire is this: My lips, two blushing pilgrims, ready stand to smooth that rough touch with a tender kiss (II, ii, 33-36).” said Romeo to prove his love for Juliet though it was the first time the two met. When the two found out that Romeo is a Montague and that Juliet is a Capulet, Juliet vowed to Romeo and proclaimed “O Romeo, Romeo! Wherefore art thou Romeo? Deny thy father and refuse thy name; or if thou will not, be but sworn my love and I’ll no longer be a Capulet “(II, ii, 33-36).
The image of Benedick "wast[ing] inwardly" is used playfully as the audience know it isn't true. Perhaps Shakespeare has include this image of a lovesick Benedick to further satirise the type of love so meaningfully presented in Petrarchan poetry. This contrasts sharply with the nature of Romeo and Juliet's declaration of love. Like Juliet, Beatrice also takes charge of the relationship once Benedick has sworn his love for her. However, unlike Romeo, Benedick swears his love on his hand, proving perhaps that he will prove his love through his actions, not just words.
Benedick acknowledges women for the good part they have played in his life: 'That a woman conceived me, I thank her' although he still has a deep distrust for women. And so he declares, 'I Will live a bachelor'. Both characters have an ironic sense of their own mind, both are scorners of love and have pledged lives of bachelor and maidenhood. Shakespeare uses imagery to present Benedick’s and Beatrice’s feelings for each other. Leonato reveals to us and the other characters that there is a ‘merry war betwixt the two of them’.
In contrast, the speaker of Robert Herrick’s poem, “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time,” urges virgins to marry, to make a lasting commitment in which love plays a vital role. Comparing these poems reveals differences between love and lust. Despite the contrasting depictions of love and lust, both poets portray the underlying theme of carpe diem which means “seize the day”. Carpe Diem means that time should not be wasted and that you should make the most out of time. As a result, both poems focus on the theme of taking advantage of one's youth, they are both written from a male's perspective in trying to get his lover to take advantage of her youth before she loses it.
He enjoys Mercutio’s company. “This day's black fate on moe days doth depend, This but begins the woe others must end.” Romeo says this when he decides he loves Mercutio more than Juliet. He does this by ignoring he is related to Tybalt. Romeo loves Mercutio to a point where he feels he must avenge his death, resulting in his exile. He puts his feelings for Mercutio over his love for Juliet and risks exile.
Furthermore, when Romeo is expressing his love for Juliet he states “My life were better ended by their hate,/ Than Death prorogued, wanting of thy love." (2.2.77-78). This scene is only the second time Romeo and Juliet meet, which shows the audience how immense their love is for each other. During this scene, Juliet tells Romeo that she would like to marry him, and Romeo agrees. However, Romeo states that he would rather die because of the Capulets hate, then be alive and fight for their love.
One story is what we would call “Romance Literature” and the other one is more “Realism”, in one the characters names are given and the other they just go by “the husband” and “the wife.” The way both male characters express their feeling or love to their wives is completely different from each other, although they both do love them like crazy. The story by van der Zee is romance literature because of the intimate scenes and it has a happy ending, because Faye lives happily ever after with the love of her life “Kai”, after all they have been through. I believe the name Faye is a very pretty name and that has something to do why van der Zee used it in a romance story. Unlike A Secret Sorrow, in A Sorrowful Woman the characters names are not given and there are no scenes were “the husband” and “the wife” are intimate. In this story the wife seems to not be happy with her family and ends up dying at the end.