Reflection Wananga - Venus and Adonis

During English, we are reading a play by William Shakespeare known as "The Merchant of Venice." Resulting in me getting interested in Wiliam Shakespeare and his other creations. Moreover, as for my reflection, I will be writing about a poem by William Shakespeare. The poem is called "Venus and Adonis," published in 1593. Presumably, Shakespeare's first publication. The poem is narrated in the Greek Mythology of Venus the goddess of love. Together with, another character named Adonis; described as an extremely handsome young man. 

During the poem, Venus falls in love with Adonis and tries to seduce him. However, Adonis was only interested in hunting. As Venus was scornfully rejected, she faints and feared he has killed her; she recovered after Adonis kissed her and then kissed again. The following day Adonis goes out to hunt boars even though Venus had a vision of him being killed by a boar. The vision came true which resulted in Venus becoming devastated. Because of this loss, she declared that love will henceforth be incorporated with suspicion, fear, and sadness and that love will be untrue, and full of fraud.

 

Poem: Poetry Foundation

What kind of language is used in the text?

The type of language used in the poem is referred to as Early Modern English, a language period that lasted from about the 1500s to the 1750s. The language used in the period was related to Elizabethan English or Shakespearian English.