The Meaning of True Love
The poems "Let me not to the marriage of true minds" by William Shakespeare and "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet defines the meaning of true love and the elements pertaining to a genuine and loving relationship. Bradstreet 's work, discusses unconditional love and what happens when you meet the right person while Shakespeare 's poem also defines love, but more specifically through verses that implore what true love is not by beginning with "Let me not the marriage of true minds" (1). However, despite their differences in methodology in explaining true love, the speakers using a wide range of figurative language show the actuality of the phenomenon, true love and what true love really means.
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They make it clear that true love is a complex phenomenon. The speaker of Shakespeare 's poem suggests that true love is eternal, constant, and never changing or encompasses "impediments." The speaker says, "Love is not love/ Or bends with the remover to remove/ Oh, no! It is an ever-fixed mark" (2-5) to suggest that "love" is not true love if it changes because impediments should not exist in regards to true love. Impediments, generally, are found in traditional wedding ceremonies and involve the constitution of wedding vows. In the case of true love, no obstacles should exist in “true minds” because true love is constant, eternal, and strong despite the pressures of the world that hinder relationships. Shakespeare implicitly implores that true love is firm and does not get easily influenced, "alters", or "bends" with the slightest interference. Meanwhile, Bradstreet 's speaker informs the reader about her overwhelming affections for her husband. She states, "If ever two were one, the surely we. / If ever man were loved by wife then thee; / If ever wife was happy in a man, / Compare with me, ye woman, if you can" (1-4) to show how connected her husband and her are as one. They complete one another and are completely in sync …show more content…
They persistently display the notion that true love is not flimsy and does not waver due to any influences. True love is strong and does not falter easily. In Shakespeare 's poem, the speaker declares once again that true love does not deteriorate due to the presence of outside pressures. He says, "That looks on tempest and is never shake; / It is the star to every wandering bark, / Whose worth 's unknown, although his height be taken,” (6-8) which continues to implore on the concept that love is constant and eternal. Even under the influence of others, love remains the same. The feelings of love do not change or go away easily due to a small and insignificant matter. For instance, he says that love is strong despite hardships and it is so strong that he uses a metaphor to emphasize the importance of love. In the same way that stars guide ships and allow them navigate properly, love guides people because without love, he implies that people would be lost. In addition, he notes that love cannot be measured physically, but only internally through depth. While, Bradstreet says, “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold / Or all the riches that the East doth hold, / My love is such that rivers cannot quench, / Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense” (5-8). The speaker says this to emphasize how much she prizes her husband’s love. She feels that his love has more value and
The poems "Let me not to the marriage of true minds" by William Shakespeare and "To My Dear and Loving Husband" by Anne Bradstreet defines the meaning of true love and the elements pertaining to a genuine and loving relationship. Bradstreet 's work, discusses unconditional love and what happens when you meet the right person while Shakespeare 's poem also defines love, but more specifically through verses that implore what true love is not by beginning with "Let me not the marriage of true minds" (1). However, despite their differences in methodology in explaining true love, the speakers using a wide range of figurative language show the actuality of the phenomenon, true love and what true love really means.
Both speakers …show more content…
They make it clear that true love is a complex phenomenon. The speaker of Shakespeare 's poem suggests that true love is eternal, constant, and never changing or encompasses "impediments." The speaker says, "Love is not love/ Or bends with the remover to remove/ Oh, no! It is an ever-fixed mark" (2-5) to suggest that "love" is not true love if it changes because impediments should not exist in regards to true love. Impediments, generally, are found in traditional wedding ceremonies and involve the constitution of wedding vows. In the case of true love, no obstacles should exist in “true minds” because true love is constant, eternal, and strong despite the pressures of the world that hinder relationships. Shakespeare implicitly implores that true love is firm and does not get easily influenced, "alters", or "bends" with the slightest interference. Meanwhile, Bradstreet 's speaker informs the reader about her overwhelming affections for her husband. She states, "If ever two were one, the surely we. / If ever man were loved by wife then thee; / If ever wife was happy in a man, / Compare with me, ye woman, if you can" (1-4) to show how connected her husband and her are as one. They complete one another and are completely in sync …show more content…
They persistently display the notion that true love is not flimsy and does not waver due to any influences. True love is strong and does not falter easily. In Shakespeare 's poem, the speaker declares once again that true love does not deteriorate due to the presence of outside pressures. He says, "That looks on tempest and is never shake; / It is the star to every wandering bark, / Whose worth 's unknown, although his height be taken,” (6-8) which continues to implore on the concept that love is constant and eternal. Even under the influence of others, love remains the same. The feelings of love do not change or go away easily due to a small and insignificant matter. For instance, he says that love is strong despite hardships and it is so strong that he uses a metaphor to emphasize the importance of love. In the same way that stars guide ships and allow them navigate properly, love guides people because without love, he implies that people would be lost. In addition, he notes that love cannot be measured physically, but only internally through depth. While, Bradstreet says, “I prize thy love more than whole mines of gold / Or all the riches that the East doth hold, / My love is such that rivers cannot quench, / Nor ought but love from thee, give recompense” (5-8). The speaker says this to emphasize how much she prizes her husband’s love. She feels that his love has more value and