... bed and marriage temple" in which they are united in the flea's "living walls." If she kills the flea, it is "sacrilege," because she would not only kill herself, but three. She ignores his plea and kills the flea, hence committing a sin. Her finger is blood stained: "Purpled they nail in blood of innocence?" and ... connection between their bodies. For they have already been connected through their souls. Any one person who has "heard" this talk, that has experienced falling in love, would not be shocked of this exchange. They have come together as a whole both physically and spirituall...

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... thou deny'st me is; It sucked me first, and Now sucked thee, And in this flea our two bloods mingled be; Thou know'st that this cannot be said A sin, nor shame, nor loss of maidenhead." This first lines explains how the impregnated girl does not give in to the implorations of the young man to go on with the pregnancy; the ... way to her; moreover, the flea became a fertilized egg, now, growing inside her. This fertilized egg is not a sin, this egg is not shame, this egg is not made out of the loss of her virginity, but out of love for each other. In the following lines, John Donne conti...

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... you and I" (12) and that it represents the coming together or mixing of the two bodies. The character also talks about their love as if it were a living thing which is as much as a real, breathing presence as either him or her. The speaker tells the mistress that within the flea is "three lives" ( ... maiden. The speaker uses this to imply that the maiden is already not a virgin, so having sex will not be a huge violation of morals, nor "a sin" (6) because it was neither when the flea sucked the blood out of her, so it will not apply to the mistress when she has sex with the ... point, a...

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