An Erotic Marriage Argument: A Discussion of John Donne’s “The Flea” A discussion of the John Donne poem “The Flea” in reference to the relation between the erotic and religious language found throughout, finds relevance in almost every line of the poem. The two seemingly opposite ideas exist in a congruent fashion without compromising the positions the entities stand upon. Although Donne’s agenda when composing “The Flea” is not certain, the tone and the subject of his other work give the reader a good impression as to the poetry‘s meaning. However, when examining poetry one’s ultimate interpretation develops from a singular experience, without the aid of other works of the author to use in reference to that which is interpreted. Donne’s use of double meanings in the language of the poem result in a reading where two ideas come together in interpretation Donne, in “The Flea” uses erotic, as well as religious language in order to communicate his thoughts concerning the relationship between marriage and love making.
Brave New World Personal Analysis Near the end of my book I found this quote that made me think a different way of the whole book and life in general. The quote is: ‘But I like the inconveniences.’ ‘We don’t,’ said the Controller. ‘We prefer to do things comfortably.’ ‘But I don’t want comfort, I want God, I want poetry, I want real danger, I want freedom ,I want goodness. I want sin’ ‘In fact’ said Mustapha Mond, ‘You’re claiming the right to be unhappy.’ ‘All right then,’ said the savage defiantly, ‘I’m claiming the right to be unhappy’ (240). John or also known as The Savage really like how all the factors of positives and negatives in life which life is worth living for.
The idea that “The Fall of the House of Usher” is in part an investigation into sexual motivation and sexual guilt complexes has often been hinted at but never critically pursued as the dominant theme in the tale. But such a reading is at least prepared for in important essays by D. H. Lawrence and Allen Tate which make the essential recognition that “The Fall of the House of Usher” is a “love” story. (1) Lawrence and Tate, however, mistakenly attempt to purge the love concerned of all physical meaning. What they see Usher wanting is possession not of Madeline’s body but her very being (Lawrence, p. 86). Theirs is essentially an anti-biological reading of the tale in which the Poe hero tries in self-love “to turn the soul of the heroine into something like a physical object which can be known in direct cognition” (fate, p. 115).
'Miss Gee' and 'Victor' are Responsible for Their Own Fate Discuss Auden is a famed poet not just for the fanciful tales his poems seem to tell on the surface, but because of the multiple layers of intricacy entwined within his words. By unraveling the lines of his verse, and looking more deeply at the meaning he was trying to convey behind his stories, we can see how he intended us to believe the fates of 'Victor' and 'Miss Gee' came to pass. A theme running through the entirety of 'Miss Gee' is one of repression. Everything Auden tells us about her gives the impression of an insignificant, narrow-minded woman, whose only goal in life appears to be to cope with it for as long as possible. 'She lived in Clevedon Terrace at Number 83', just one more house in a long line of identical houses.
The Duke is quite a performer: he mimics others’ voices, creates hypothetical situations, and uses the force of his personality to make horrifying information seem merely colorful. Indeed, the poem provides a classic example of a dramatic monologue: the speaker is clearly distinct from the poet; an audience is suggested but never appears in the poem; and the revelation of the Duke’s character is the poem’s primary aim. Commentary But Browning has more in mind than simply creating a colorful character and placing him in a picturesque historical scene. Rather, the specific historical setting of the poem
Character Essay The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock An insecure yet very opinionated character was Prufrock. A “seen it all” kind of attitude was through the whole poem, but there was still a simple love character beneath him that he was too shy to show. He expresses a lot of himself, though he lacks a sense of confidence. (40) “And indeed there will be time, to wonder, ‘Do I dare? And ‘Do I dare?’, Time to turn back and descend the stair, with a bald spot in the middle of my hair”.The poem starts out with verses of “what not to do with your love”, yet he fails to express the person he has feelings for but also fails to recognize himself in all this.
Discuss ways in which Hardy presents personal relationships. Refer to the poetic methods and their effects in The Darkling Thrush and In Tenebris I. Hardy presents his personal relationships as doubtful, contradictory, self-piteous, hesitant and slightly hopeful despite the hopelessness in ‘The Darkling Thrush’ and ‘In Tenebris I’, however, all of these negative remarks are honest and humble and not pretentious making his works very truthful. His works are powerfully conveyed through the use of figurative language as well as evocative language. Hardy took a leap by making himself the subject of his own poem in ‘In Tenebris I’ by the use of ‘my’, ‘me’ and ‘I’ and it is further evident that he made himself his subject through the third person narration in ‘him’ and ‘his’, after receiving criticism particularly on his novel ‘Jude the Obscure’. His views on society was quite controversial as his views were different from theirs especially in forms of religion and moral ethics, and viewing the problem as a 21st century observer, Hardy’s views and thoughts were much advanced from those in his era, thoughts that were much better suited today, and this caused him much disapproval, not only among society but also his then wife Emma which very much puts him in a dark place.
This sort of pain is compared to death when he refers to the woman “[having] put on black” .This typifies the pain that men can feel and shows a somewhat excellent sensitive side that not only Shakespeare but other patriarchally born men of his time may have shared. Following these somewhat harsh words seen in the opening lines it can be noted this isn’t a normal petrarchan sonnet, instead it is labelled an anti-petrarchan sonnet due to its subtle attack on a unattainable idealized female. Shakespeare uses the senses as well as emotions cleverly in the poem. Although he knows this beautiful woman has no similar feelings towards him the man still can’t help but proclaim her beauty. In line 4 the poet shows just how
Studying John Donne Q/: Comment on Donne’s different attitudes to women in any two of his poems. John Donne is widely known as the major metaphysical poet of the 17th century who contributed much in the escalation of the flow of literary transformation through his unique meshing of unusual unions, called conceits, and his varying attitudes towards womenkind. In “The Sun Rising”, Donne portrays his beloved to be so important and special that he does not want to lose sight of her for even an instance, as a result of a wink. This attitude contrasts that of “Go and Catch a Falling Star”, where he is cynical and untrusting of women, refusing to believe that a true woman exists. “The Sun Rising” is perfectly described as an aubade: a poem about lovers separating at dawn.
Although both poets are writing purely for entertainment, I take the ideas that they present as their own, and they are very different opinions on love. Marvell’s is raw and passionate he writes in a representative manner, the enjambment used here; ‘If you please, refuse/ Till the conversion of the jews,’ this shows both the chaotic and tumultuous nature of Marvell’s writing and of love. Shakespeare on the other hand writes under the strict formations of a sonnet. this serves his purpose as it allows him to succinctly and rigorously structure his argument about his views on love. It is also reflective of his style of love, as he sees it as a stubborn enduring thing ; Love is not love/ Which alters when it alteration finds.’ Here Shakespeare wants to portray that love transcends human behaviour and is one of the purest aspects of human character.