However the lady is obviously accustomed to ignoring the suitor’s arguments and kills the flea. The pretence of shock follows with his comparison of her act with the biblical character Herod. Herod partook in the mass homicide, slaughtering many innocents; ‘Cruell and sodaine, hast thou since/ Purpled thy naile, in blood of innocence’. The mention of ‘purpled’ corresponds to the colour of his royal robes. Nevertheless, the flea hasn’t committed any crime or indecent act, only the drop of blood that it sucked and remains as innocent as the children involved in the massacre. The suitor’s argument appears to have little effect as she asserts herself in preparation for her triumph. She claims that she feels no weaker since the death of the flea. She makes accusations against him under the premise of false information involving sacrilege and suicide. But as the intelligent speaker he opts for in agreement with her, due to his determination. The moral of the preceding events are to be conscious of how false apprehensions are; once aware of this the speaker confesses he harbours foolish fears, assuming that she has silly qualms of her own. This tactic allows for the guaranteed: ‘when’ she gives in he will continue with the confidence that he has recently acquired. This extended metaphor encompasses the fact that she will lose little honour if she embraces his sexual desires that she has denied previously. His initial argument is of minute consequence and therefore of no harm. Now, if the lady is intelligent, as he seems to be, she will note the reference to the shame, sin, loss of virginity and the possible pregnancy. She will obviously wait for a real marriage and not one out of pretence: ‘Donne meditates on love in all its varied manifestations- from its futility to its possibility, from its disappearance to its ability to

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