How do the poets compare the theme of Love?
How do the poets compare the theme of Love?
In the poems “Sonnet 116” and “Sonnet 130” written by William Shakespeare, “La Belle Dams sans Merci: A Ballad” by John Keats, “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, “A Mother in a Refugee Camp” written by Chinua Achebe and “Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy, all have one main feature in common, they are about love. Albeit these poems are about love, they were written in different time periods, ranging from 1609 to 1993. I have decided to analyse these poem because of the fact that these poems all have a similar theme, the theme of love but were all written in the writers’ own style.
The poem “My Last Duchess” was written in 1842 and was included in his Dramatic Lyrics collection of poems, which was the third volume in a self-published series entitled ‘Bells and Pomegranates’, written by Robert Browning. This poem is about material love – it isn’t real. I have come to this conclusion because the protagonist in this poem is portrayed as someone who does not feel sorrow or pity. Additionally, this was written as a monologue as this poem is set as him talking in dialogue and receiving no reply. “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun” (Sonnet 130) was written in 1609, the year Shakespeare’s sonnets were first published in London. This poem is about unconditional, romantic love towards his lover. I think the purpose of this was to make the audience feel the way the writer was feeling as the tone set in Sonnet 130 seems very personal and impacts the readers greatly. This is because he is talking about his love, in a way that seems very realistic. Despite the fact that “A Mother in a Refugee Camp” is also showing unconditional love, this is different to Sonnet 130 because the love portrayed in Achebe’s poem is motherly love towards her child, which is also reciprocal love. Finally, the last poem I will analyse is “La Belle Dame sans Merci”, this poem was written in 1819 by John Keats. The love shown in this poem is
In the poems “Sonnet 116” and “Sonnet 130” written by William Shakespeare, “La Belle Dams sans Merci: A Ballad” by John Keats, “My Last Duchess” by Robert Browning, “A Mother in a Refugee Camp” written by Chinua Achebe and “Valentine by Carol Ann Duffy, all have one main feature in common, they are about love. Albeit these poems are about love, they were written in different time periods, ranging from 1609 to 1993. I have decided to analyse these poem because of the fact that these poems all have a similar theme, the theme of love but were all written in the writers’ own style.
The poem “My Last Duchess” was written in 1842 and was included in his Dramatic Lyrics collection of poems, which was the third volume in a self-published series entitled ‘Bells and Pomegranates’, written by Robert Browning. This poem is about material love – it isn’t real. I have come to this conclusion because the protagonist in this poem is portrayed as someone who does not feel sorrow or pity. Additionally, this was written as a monologue as this poem is set as him talking in dialogue and receiving no reply. “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun” (Sonnet 130) was written in 1609, the year Shakespeare’s sonnets were first published in London. This poem is about unconditional, romantic love towards his lover. I think the purpose of this was to make the audience feel the way the writer was feeling as the tone set in Sonnet 130 seems very personal and impacts the readers greatly. This is because he is talking about his love, in a way that seems very realistic. Despite the fact that “A Mother in a Refugee Camp” is also showing unconditional love, this is different to Sonnet 130 because the love portrayed in Achebe’s poem is motherly love towards her child, which is also reciprocal love. Finally, the last poem I will analyse is “La Belle Dame sans Merci”, this poem was written in 1819 by John Keats. The love shown in this poem is