Love knows no boundaries

Michael Montrose

The common theme of love is expressed throughout the selections read throughout our literature. Some forms of love may be perfect. Others reach out to the pain that such love can provide. In, Shakespeare’s “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun,” he underlines the imperfections of a woman’s beauty, usually praised and lavished in other works. He sees the only perfection of a woman through her love. Such emphasis on love can be seen in “The Gilded Six-Bits” by Zora Neale Hurston. The strong love Joe has for his wife is shown threw his actions. When he feels there is an intruder around, he immediately thinks of the safety of his wife, Missy May. Such love is also apparent when he remains with his wife after her act of adultery. It seems as if the act she committed never happened as he spends his days going about most of the same routines he had done before they even got into this mess.

Love is also seen in John Milton’s “When I consider how my light is spent.” The poet’s affection and respect for his Maker shows his ever faithful love; his blindness is not a set back but God’s message to him as a human being. It could also be considered that few of these literary works tie together through the negative aspects love can sometimes provide. In Edna St.Vincent Millay’s poem, she speaks of the scorn and memory such powerful love can provide; however, such scold for this element of affection can leave the most powerful yearning for more. Love is also passion. We can see such passion in the works of Stacy Schiff. She shows how a simple reference website grew into a cartel with collaboration from around the world. The amount of time and the arguments over Wikipedia can be perceived as ones passion for someone or something that he or she loves. Love knows no boundaries.