Sonnet LXXV by Edmund Spencer Essay Example

the main theme of Romeo and Juliet. This poem however does conflict with Romeo and Juliet as it treats death as something that is inevitable, however it will not end their legacy, but in Romeo and Juliet they do not take a natural death, which means their death was too soon.

Also the poem “If I were loved, as I desire to be” links to the ideas about love I Romeo and Juliet as the writer is saying love is all that he needs. This links well to the balcony scene where Juliet tells Romeo to give up his name and be with her. I can tell the poem is about this from the line “What…. evil between death and birth that I should fear, -- if I were loved by thee?” The use if juxtaposition between death and birth emphasises the point.The writer also uses juxtaposition and violent imagery to get across his ideas about love, “All the inner, all the outer world of pain clear love would pierce and cleave,” this gives an image of love being strong and invincible, which links with Romeo and Juliet, where their live and death breaks their families hate.The writer also views love as something pure and cleansing, this is shown in the line “Fresh-water springs come up through bitter brine.” This is a metaphor for love and the use of juxtaposition shows that the writer is very convinced about this point.