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Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint (Sonnet 23)
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John Milton
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Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint (Sonnet 23) Themes
Little Words, Big Ideas
Appearances
In "Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint" the speaker sees a vision of his dead wife. She literally appears to him (okay, so it's maybe in a dream), which means that appearances in general play a...
Principles
The vision of his wife that our speaker has in "Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint" is all about love and purity. Seriously, she's practically glowing with the stuff. The seamlessness between t...
Religion
The speaker of "Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint" uses three major similes to describe his wife as she appears in his vision: the Greek myth of Alcestis, a woman rescued from the underworld b...
Versions of Reality
Our speaker thinks he saw his deceased wife, but he isn't exactly sure. Also, he's blind. So we're not exactly on firm ground in "Methought I Saw my Late Espoused Saint" when it comes to figuring o...
