... his sonnets. John Donne originally Catholic, became an Anglican priest and was known for his sermons. William Shakespeare's "Let me not to the marriage of true minds," also known as "Sonnet 116" discusses love, as does John Donne's "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning." These two poems are identical in theme and they express similar meanings of love. In Shakespeare ... 's sonnet "Let me not to the marriage of true minds" it is emphasized that real love endures. Shakespeare put forth an ideal of love that it is as constant as the ... , though rosy lips and cheeks" (9). In this line the Sh...

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