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    The sonnet "love from evil" is based On Romeo and Juliet. The lines "arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief" show that no love that has evil at its center will be able to survive long or prosper.

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    The sonnet "love from evil" is based On Romeo and Juliet. The lines "arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief" show that no love that has evil at its center will be able to survive long or prosper.

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    The sonnet "love from evil" is based On Romeo and Juliet. The lines "arise, fair sun, and kill the envious moon, / Who is already sick and pale with grief" show that no love that has evil at its center will be able to survive long or prosper.

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    Popescu1

    SienaPopescu
    Mrs.Hope
    EnglishLPS
    13January2015
    LoveFromEvil
    Arise,fairsun,andkilltheenviousmoon,
    Whoisalreadysickandpalewithgrief,
    Tornlifeonlydestinedtoendsosoon
    Sincethetwoformtherootsandeachleaf.
    Thesourceofrivalryspreadsunderground
    Trappedbeneathtimesforeverconflicted.
    Above,openarmsoflovereacharound,
    Longingforchangebutremainsrestricted.
    Andshunnedbythecoldlightofthenightsky,
    Theclinginghopeisthebreakingofdawn,
    Butthebirthoflightmeansthedarkmustdie:
    Asacrificebeforecurtainsaredrawn.
    Perhapsitstoolatetosavethislifesglow
    Forfromrootsofhatred,lovecannotgrow.

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    Thesonnetbeginswiththelinefrom
    RomeoandJuliet
    ,Arise,fairsun,andkillthe
    enviousmoon,/Whoisalreadysickandpalewithgrief(2.2.45).Thisisusedtoshowthatthere
    isadesperationforgoodtoovercomeevil.Itisthenshownthatlifewascharacterizedasatree.
    Therootssymbolizedrivalry,envy,andaversion.Theseareallthingsinevitableduetohuman
    nature,whichiswhytheyareportrayedasapartoflife.Theyareunderground,unexposedto
    lightandwarmth,alsoshowinghowtheyarelurkingalthoughsometimesunseen.Ontheother
    hand,thebranchesandleaves,ortheupperpartofthetree,representgoodness,happiness,and
    love.Thisisshowninthesensethattheyreachforthesunlightandabsorballwarmthavailable.
    However,becausethebranchesarerootedtothespotbytheevil,unabletomove,theyare
    desperate.Theonlywayfortheleavestobefreeistodetachfromthetree,butthismeansthat
    theywilldiesoonafterdeparture.Intheend,itisexplainedthatnolovethathasevilatitscenter
    willbeabletosurvivelongorsuccessfully.

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