Monday, March 19, 2012

In "Drink to Me, Only With Thine Eyes," what is the theme?

This song is Jonson’s most famous because of the
well-known music to which it is sung. Those readers who have sung both stanzas, however,
may be unaware of the wit and complexity of Jonson’s handling of the dramatic situation.
The speaker is a young swain who demonstrates great wit because he shows the capacity
for merging compliment with irony. He also shows a working familiarity with ancient
mythology, and we may therefore conclude that his level of education is high. Before the
poem the situation was this: The speaker had sent the lady a “rosy wreath” (line 9),
which she sent back to him (line 14) in apparent rejection of his offer of love. He has
decided to try again, and hence he is writing the poem to make the lady really take
notice of him.

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