Monday, March 10, 2008
Aphra Behn- On Her Loving Two Equally
This poem kinda seemed like a mother talking about her two children. In the part when she says "When my Alexis present is, Then I for Damon sigh and mourn" I feel like she's saying that when just one of her children is around she just things about the other. Maybe thats not how all parents are but thats how it seems with my mom. When ever I'm home she seems to talk about my brother all the time and always be thinking of him. I've come to the conclusion that it's not because she loves him better but because when I'm with her she knows I'm safe and happy and he's not around so she wonders. I believe that this lady feels the same way because in the end she says "But which, O Cupid, wilt thou take? If Damon's, all my hopes are crossed; Or that of my Alexis, I am lost."
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I agree with you that parents do that to their children, but they do it because they already have one child with them so they dont need to wish he or she was with them then.
Courtney,
I like how this response shows your ability to find a personal connection with this poem's theme. It might also be interesting to research and find who the "real" Damon and Alexis are, how their relationship may or may not mirror the mother/child one you have connected with.
I completely agree with you! When I'm at home my mom always talks about my brother, but obviously it's just because he's not there at that time. I think that it's something all parents do.
If I'm sitting with my mom and my brother's not around, why would she need to talk about me if I'm sitting right there with her? She wants to talk about my brother because he's not there!
I think all parents love all of their children equally no matter what. It's their child and they love each and every one of them in the same way!
This poem is about being in love with two men, Damon and Alexis. Each lover seems to empower the other. When she is with one, she yearns for the other.
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