The House Of Life
We've all seen the Disney movies in which the handsome prince saves the damsel in distress. They both immediately fall in love with each other the first time they lock eyes and live "happily ever after." Nearly everyone dreams of finding that "special someone," and Dante Gabriel Rossetti is no exception. After the death of his wife, Dante Gabriel Rossetti entered a state of depression and from that point on became infatuated with the idea of eternal love in order to cope with his wife's death. The sonnets in his book, "The House of Life," reflect his personal quest, if not his unrealistic obsession, of finding "Everlasting Love." The sometimes painful experiences he had pursuing what actually was an ideal and most likely unrealistic love, taught Rossetti that sadly, many do not live life happily ever after.
In the "Introductory Sonnet," Rossetti captures the feelings of a particular moment. The first sonnet is used to describe what a sonnet really means to Rossetti,......
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