Question

Which two lines in this excerpt suggest the physical union of the lovers?

Answer 1

The two lines in this excerpt that suggest the physical union of the lovers are And in this flea our two bloods mingled be; the flea has bitten both lovers and now the insect contains their blood convined.

And pampered swells with one blood made of two; this implies in a certain erotic way, that the flea gets bigger as it sucks their blood.

Answer 2

These two lines suggest the physical union of the lovers:

1. "And in this flea our two bloods mingled be". The flea has bitten both the poet and his beloved ( the woman he loves so much). As a consequence, their bloods have mixed up. See underlined words.
2. "... and pampered swells with one blood made of two". The poet thinks that they have already made love through the flea's blood. However, this will no be punished since it is not a sin; the beloved's virginity has not been lost -loss of maidenhead- . The flea's body has got bigger because it has the blood of the poet and his beloved's.See underlined words.