Final Analytical and Research Essay
Through the writings of poetry and storytelling, love and relationships have been a singular theme. Many poets and storytellers will use writing to tell love in different scenarios, from the depths of Hell where one’s lust of love causes eternal damnation to a love tale of two knights. Love has no boundaries and in most cases love is told from two perspectives. One from a male’s perspective and one from a female. This style of writing is used many times throughout many tales. However, in some cases love is used in combination with religion. Without love, there would be no connection in religion. As in most cases these stories expression religion through the use of love. Love can shape the way a story or …show more content…
From either perspective of a male or female, love is a similar feeling. However, through the use of Egyptian love poems the nature of love is perceived to have a contrasting factor between the two sexes. A particular example of these two occurrences is between the poem “Seven Whole Days” and “Am I Not Here With You?”. Both of these poems are written in a male and female perspective (respectively). The males perspective written in the poem “Seven Whole Days” details life being destructive without a lover filling the gap in his life. As it is written love for the boy will cease to exist, as love is the only cure for his mental disease from the lack of his lover not being there to control the storm. Love in the males perspective is needed for survival. Switching mindsets, one must also understand the poem “Am I Not Here With You?”. The difference is that this poem is set in the perspective of the female. “Am I Not Here With You?” gives the reader a sense of distraught that the women is feeling. The distraught is in the fact that she is not receiving any effort from the man. She feels while she is devoted the man is not there, and yet anything she provides is not enough to solidify their love for one another. A reader would understand this as the female would give her love yet receive any in return. Looking at these two poems as whole, shows that even in a contrast of perceptions, love has no specifics. To understand this think of …show more content…
The final story to explain is “Paradise lost”. “Paradise Lost” is written by John Milton, who explains through different books the temptations of Satan. Each book consists of a different way Satan tries to lure his victims. The story its also borrow many components of the Bible. The first story using scripture from Genesis to explain creation. A critical article by Mary C Fenton explains the effects the love, hope and faith play in “Paradise Lost”. Fenton states from the book “The Augustine Catechism” that “love cannot exist without hope nor hope without love, nor can either exist without faith” (Fenton). She compares this relationship to the faith used through the writing of John Milton in “Paradise Lost”. Fenton then goes on to state “hope is based on love of and faith in God” (Fenton). Connecting all the main points, shows that this story is based on faith and faith in God. However, without love this faith would not be existent, that this faith would fall apart. Love is a core requirement for faith to happen. Now one must think if love is used in faith and in every individuals perspective, then is it used in every style and type of
Through the writings of poetry and storytelling, love and relationships have been a singular theme. Many poets and storytellers will use writing to tell love in different scenarios, from the depths of Hell where one’s lust of love causes eternal damnation to a love tale of two knights. Love has no boundaries and in most cases love is told from two perspectives. One from a male’s perspective and one from a female. This style of writing is used many times throughout many tales. However, in some cases love is used in combination with religion. Without love, there would be no connection in religion. As in most cases these stories expression religion through the use of love. Love can shape the way a story or …show more content…
From either perspective of a male or female, love is a similar feeling. However, through the use of Egyptian love poems the nature of love is perceived to have a contrasting factor between the two sexes. A particular example of these two occurrences is between the poem “Seven Whole Days” and “Am I Not Here With You?”. Both of these poems are written in a male and female perspective (respectively). The males perspective written in the poem “Seven Whole Days” details life being destructive without a lover filling the gap in his life. As it is written love for the boy will cease to exist, as love is the only cure for his mental disease from the lack of his lover not being there to control the storm. Love in the males perspective is needed for survival. Switching mindsets, one must also understand the poem “Am I Not Here With You?”. The difference is that this poem is set in the perspective of the female. “Am I Not Here With You?” gives the reader a sense of distraught that the women is feeling. The distraught is in the fact that she is not receiving any effort from the man. She feels while she is devoted the man is not there, and yet anything she provides is not enough to solidify their love for one another. A reader would understand this as the female would give her love yet receive any in return. Looking at these two poems as whole, shows that even in a contrast of perceptions, love has no specifics. To understand this think of …show more content…
The final story to explain is “Paradise lost”. “Paradise Lost” is written by John Milton, who explains through different books the temptations of Satan. Each book consists of a different way Satan tries to lure his victims. The story its also borrow many components of the Bible. The first story using scripture from Genesis to explain creation. A critical article by Mary C Fenton explains the effects the love, hope and faith play in “Paradise Lost”. Fenton states from the book “The Augustine Catechism” that “love cannot exist without hope nor hope without love, nor can either exist without faith” (Fenton). She compares this relationship to the faith used through the writing of John Milton in “Paradise Lost”. Fenton then goes on to state “hope is based on love of and faith in God” (Fenton). Connecting all the main points, shows that this story is based on faith and faith in God. However, without love this faith would not be existent, that this faith would fall apart. Love is a core requirement for faith to happen. Now one must think if love is used in faith and in every individuals perspective, then is it used in every style and type of