Write a note on Donne's attitude to love
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Explanation:
The poet complains that he does not yet have “all” of his beloved’s love, despite using all of his resources to woo her. She should not leave some love for others, nor should she leave herself open to wooing by others later. Yet, he also wants her to keep some of her love for him in reserve so that they can enjoy a constantly growing relationship.The theme of possession and, specifically, commercial transactions underscores the inadequacy the lover feels when he thinks of or discusses the “all” of love that he requires from the lady. He talks of “purchase” and what he has “spent” and is therefore “due.” He has spent his emotional capital, and he worries that new suitors have their own “stock” to cash in as they “outbid” him. In the third stanza, he imagines their growing love as a kind of deposit with interest.
In the aubade, Donne present their love as immortal because their soulful connection has guaranteed their immortality, as the soul 'none can die'. In his imagery of the 'two better hemispheres', Donne is perhaps alluding to the Neo-Platonic idea of finding your 'other half' in order to form the perfect form.