Sapho Compare/Contrast
Love has always been an interesting subject that several people have touched on, probably, since the existence of mankind. Some of these people have preferred to regard love as pain and agony, for they could never reach the (or a) loved one. However, whatever the case is, love has always been of some trouble and misery. Two poems, which are from Ancient Greece, by Sappho and Theocritus, show how the feeling of love has tormented them. As stated, the situation may not be quite similar; yet, both express their suffer, which is the outcome of love, or affection for another. The poem by Sappho certainly does encompass significant meanings and implications, which relate to the issue about love. First of all, it is interesting to see that what Sappho has said in her poem is still true for some of us. Of course, the most interesting point, and the point which is of most concern to us, is how Sappho has said what she has said. The poem directly begins with a personification of love, where the word “love” is written as “Love”(line 1). This implies that Sappho regards love as not as a mere feeling, but as a being. Mor
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