Sunday, September 20, 2009
Catullus 109
This poem comes off with an entirely different tone from the others. In it, Lesbia has apparently promised Catullus a true and happy love between them. Catullus comes off as a more friendly, less creepy character, as he begs the Gods for her words to be true and for their sacred eternal pact of friendship to last for their life. He wants them to be close with one another, and for once, he isn't snooping around or looking at her from afar. Overall, the poem is a lot more sincere and shows the relationship between Lesbia and Catullus to be one that's more friendly than 83, where she curses him nonstop in front of her husband. This also raises suspicion if Lesbia really does have stronger feelings for Catullus than she first let off to believe.
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