about two lovers. The poem is divided into three stanzas‚ each ten lines long. The rhyme scheme in each stanza is ABBACDCDEE. This is a dramatic poem where the speaker and his lover are in bed together. The speaker personifies the sun‚ and is speaking to it throughout the poem. As the sunlight comes through the windows‚ the speaker tells the sun to leave them alone. He seems to feel that their life together is complete‚ and that the sun is being a nuisance. He then tells the sun that his lover is worth
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In the 19th century women were not treated as they are today. Women had very little rights‚ in fact women and children had about the same amount. Women could not vote or sue or own property‚ even if it was inherited from her family. Women were seen to be there only to provide children and do all the domestic chores. The only occupation that women could have was of a teacher or a domestic servant. Women were also not allowed to own checking accounts or savings. In this era many men idolised women
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In speaking of love‚ he explains that‚ if there were a city that consisted of only lovers‚ “they would hold back from all that is shameful‚ and seek honor in each other’s eyes” (10). Love is a source of motivation to do only what is good. Nobody would want to act disgracefully in front of a lover‚ this puts them at a risk of losing love. Instead‚ people want to be praised and admired by their lovers. Love brings “a sense of shame in acting shamefully‚ and a sense of pride in acting well” (10)
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In ancient times there was a semi-barbaric king who lived and ruled by his peculiar rules. He loved to rule with absolute authority and took pleasure in making the crooked walk a straight path. In order to this‚ the king created his own justice system. When a subject was accused of a crime he or she would be sent to a public arena and their fate would be determined by what lied behind the door he or she chose. If the subject opened the door with the lady‚ they would be found innocent and will marry
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of Romeo and Juliet was made‚ West Side Story. The 1968 film is better than the 1961 film. The 1968 version is closer to the original than West Side Story. Both are about two lovers that can’t be together. It’s at night and the male has to climb an obstacle and the lovers end up
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reason I came to my conclusion. The looks that the lady and her lover shared may have pushed her to the tiger‚ because she did not want them to be together. Due to this she may have approached the situation with a “If I can’t have him them no one can” mentality‚ fueled by the intense jealousy she had for the lady. As a princess she most likely has a fair amount of pride for her father and family‚ wanting to please her father to see her lover brought to justice and punishment for his
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consoling his lover who is mournful of the speaker’s imminent departure. The speaker is saying that since they have stronger than ordinary love for one another‚ their love will endure the separation. Donne uses metaphysical conceits and comparative imagery to illustrate the crux of the poem. The speaker is reassuring his lover by reminding her of how great their love is; it transcends the physical and therefore will overcome whatever obstacle is set on their path. He is forbidding his lover to mourn his
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existence. All humans strive to achieve “goodness” (202d). In order to reach that stage‚ humans seek for “beauty‚” typically in lovers (202c). Through this‚ human beings can “attain happiness” as Love restores people to their “original nature‚ healed and blessed with perfect happiness” (193d).
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ideas. You should make relevant references to your wider reading in the poetry of love. The poem the ‘The Anniversary’ By John Donne‚ is a metaphysical poem about the sun itself growing older each year‚ this process reminds Donne that him and his lover are closer to their end. The second poem is called ‘One Flesh’‚ and is written by Elizabeth Jennings. In the course of this poem Jennings explores the relationship and separateness of her now elderly parents. There are multiple contrasting factors
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their relationship‚ so he throws his daughter’s lover to the prison and was scheduled to a public trial on the arena where two doors await for him. When the appointed day arrived‚ people gathered in the public arena. The King‚ his court and the princess were on the opposite side of the twin doors sat up high their throne. When the King gave the signal‚ the young lovers exchanged a meaningful glance. The princess moved her right hand to signal her lover to go to the right door. And without hesitation
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