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Damian Mougakos
Poetry- Essay 1
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds/ Admit impediments...," begins Shakespeare in his "Sonnet 116". This work is a potent discourse on the nature of love, not only because of the passion which Shakespeare spills forth onto the page, but also because it ....
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.... on the duality which inherently accompanies a love of this magnitude. He proclaims that "It is the star to every wand'ring bark" (Shakespeare 7). Here the thematic power of the battle between light and dark is employed to solidify the writer's previous conviction concerning love. The imagery of a solitary, weather-beaten ship drifting aimlessly through the inky night parallels the life of a man who wanders through life without ever loving anyone. However, there is hope. Just as a bright, piercing star can guide a decrepit boat toward the shores of salvation, so can love bring me ....
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