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The little Love-god lying once asleep, Laid by his side his heart-inflaming brand, Whilst many nymphs that vowed chaste life to keep. Came tripping by; but in her maiden hand. In the first lines of ‘Sonnet 154,’ the last of Shakespeare’s sonnets, the speaker begins by once more describing Cupid.
‘Sonnet 153,’ also known as ‘Cupid laid by his brand and fell asleep,’ describes the speaker’s attempts to cure his lovesickness. He eventually fails and returns to the Dark Lady. Read Poem
The final couplet alludes to “Love,” or Cupid, the God of Love, and recognizes that he is a “babe.” He is youthful and still growing, just like the speaker’s love was and is still growing with the Fair Youth. This final metaphor suggests that things are still improving and that now he’s smart enough to recognize that fact.
Confused and conflicted, Psyche turns on a lamp one night as her husband lies next to her. When she sees the beautiful Cupid asleep on her bed, she weeps for her lack of faith. Cupid awakens and deserts her because Love cannot live where there is no trust.
But what is the meaning of the tale of Eros and Psyche? The story of Cupid and Psyche appears to harbour some deeper significance: after all, it is about the soul (Psyche) joining with love (Eros) but only on the condition that the soul does not see love face-to-face.
The tale concerns the overcoming of obstacles to the love between Psyche (/ˈsaɪkiː/; Greek: Ψυχή, Greek pronunciation: [psyː.kʰɛ̌ː], "Soul" or "Breath of Life") and Cupid (Latin Cupido, "Desire") or Amor ("Love", Greek Eros, Ἔρως), and their ultimate union in a sacred marriage.
Analysis. Summary. PDF Cite. Psyche, daughter of a Greek king, is as beautiful as Venus and sought after by many princes. Her father, seeking to know what fate the gods might have in store for...
