Question

The poetry you read throughout this unit presents different views of love. Focusing on the tone of the poetry you read, comment on the interpretation of love in Shakespeare’s sonnets, Donne’s “A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning”, and Jonson’s “Song: To Celia”

Answer 1

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The Poetry presents distinctive perspectives of Love: Shakespeare's sonnets donne's a valediction disallowing grieving and Johnson's melody to celia. No matter what she passed on, Johnson still cherishes her and emptied all his affection into his tune. 

They are telling us, by the use the of figurative language, what true love is supposed to be: a love that does not care about physical; it's a timeless union that will always be in the heart, mind, and even soul.

They also tell the reader what it is not: it does not "admit impediments", it is not susceptible to time and knows no distance. However, while both speak passionately about true love, what differentiates the two is the fact that the speaker in Donne's poem has experienced true love. Taken from Markedbyteachers.

The initial 126 poems are routed to a young fellow; and the last 28 to a lady.

Hope this helps.

Answer 2

All authors have different words to descibe their views of love,though they agree on some points

Shakespeare thinks love is always the same.Time might pass and it does not change.A person grows old and love remains unaltered.There could be problems but they do not mean much for true lovers.

Donne tell his beloved that distance will not change the way they both feel.He compares the love he shares with his beloved to the feet of a compass; even though one of the foot moves, the other stays  as it is fixed in the center.Thus separation is just physical because two souls together will never be apart.

Jonson´s Song to Celia has two comparisons that make the loving person remember his beloved.First he compares the lady with the taste of wine.Nothing will be better than her taste.Second, roses.Roses have perfume and they fade.Not his love for her and her perfume is eternal.

In conclusion, all the authors have this view about love; it is never changed, it does not alter with time and no matter where one might be, love grows in a person´s soul.