He deems them to be, “Nature’s chief work” and contemplates in various manners why and how did Nature make Stella’s black eyes so beautiful. He offers various answers to his pondering, including an intentional juxtaposition of light and darkness, a shield to others who would otherwise be overwhelmed by her eyes, or demonstration of skill in crafting the most beautiful eyes with the color black that is contradictory to the concept of beauty. Astrophil throughout the poem dotes on her eyes, yet this poem has a rather dark undertone. The final two lines state “Pla’d ever there, gave him this mourning weed, to honour all their deaths who for her bleed.” Those beautiful eyes praised by Astrophil are alluded to have the capacity to kill a man. There is something dangerous about this love, yet Astrophil insists on idolizing
He deems them to be, “Nature’s chief work” and contemplates in various manners why and how did Nature make Stella’s black eyes so beautiful. He offers various answers to his pondering, including an intentional juxtaposition of light and darkness, a shield to others who would otherwise be overwhelmed by her eyes, or demonstration of skill in crafting the most beautiful eyes with the color black that is contradictory to the concept of beauty. Astrophil throughout the poem dotes on her eyes, yet this poem has a rather dark undertone. The final two lines state “Pla’d ever there, gave him this mourning weed, to honour all their deaths who for her bleed.” Those beautiful eyes praised by Astrophil are alluded to have the capacity to kill a man. There is something dangerous about this love, yet Astrophil insists on idolizing