Sonnet 130 and the shepherd passionate about his love In Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare and The shepherd passionate about his love by Christopher Marlowe, the themes of unconditional love, gods Opulent treasures and vivid imagery are all conveyed throughout the poems but through different points of view. The theme of unconditional love is expressed through the two poems. The poet proclaims his affection for her by telling his "love" that he will give her anything in the world if only she were with him. "And if these pleasures can move you, come live with me and be my love." His words show that he is willing to do anything for her, giving her "a dress made of the finest wool" or even "coral clasps and amber studs" just so that she can "live with him and be my (his ) Love". ." However, the poet knows that he cannot give her these offerings because the gifts he is willing to give her are only signs of exaggeration and are listed to show his beloved that this is how much he wants her. In Sonnet 130, however, the poet is serious and sincere in what he writes about his love. "I like to hear her talk, but I know well that music has a much more pleasant sound, and yet I think that my love is as rare as all those that she has refuted with false comparisons." This demonstrates his honesty in speaking about his object of affection, but achieves the same sense of unconditional love that the poet in Marlowe's poem tries to outline without using embellishments. Sonnet 130 does not hyperbolize his "rare" love by using a plethora of exaggerations to describe his affection for his "mistress" as the poet did in Marlowe's poem Although the two poems have unconditional love as their theme, its representations are achieved at...... half of the paper......de. However, in Sonnet 130, the person uses images of his physical appearance to demonstrate his love. The poet in Sonnet 130 does not use images of wealth but uses common substances to reveal his love for her. "My mistress's eyes are nothing like the sun; the coral is much redder than the red of her lips" and then explains how, even though she is just an ordinary woman, he loves her with all his heart. Although the two poets use different elements to express their love, the meaning of their devotion for their loved ones is portrayed eminently. Although the two poems express the themes of unconditional love, opulent treasures, and vivid imagery, they have differences in their similarities. . These similarities and differences within the poems not only make the themes more lucid, but also help show the intent of the poets' writings..