1. Elegy 19: On His Mistress Going to Bed and Amores
Like the speaker in "Elegy 19", the speaker in Amores does give an emotional admission, but does so as a response to the emotions of his wounded mistress. Though Ovid's use of self-display is one proceeding an act of violence, it is nonetheless still done with more receptiveness to the emotions of the woman than that of "Elegy 19", as Donne's emotional submission is done for personal gain rather than a self-realization of sorts. ... Here, Ovid uses violent imagery to portray to the audience the emotional warfare that his mistress has ensued upon him, much like the...
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