Astrophil and Stella (Sonnet 2) Reference to Context and all is here

Reference to Context

1) Not at first sight, nor with a dribbed shot.
Love gave the wound, which while I breathe will bleed.

Reference:-

The above lines are taken from the poem, 'Astrophil and Stella', written by Philip Sidney. The poem describes the relationship between Astrophil and Stella.

Context:-

The poet expresses Astrophil's love for Stella. In the opening of the poem, the poet expresses how he is falling in love with Stella. He tells us that he did not fall in love with Stella's first sight, but was gradually charmed into doing so, till by degrees he found himself in love with Stella. Having fallen in love, he now regrets that he has lost all his per- sonal freedom. So, he says that love gave the wound', which he bears.

Conclusion:-

The poet explains how he fell in love with Stella and how much pain and suffering he is enduring because of it.

2. I saw and liked, I liked but loved not;
I loved, but straight did not what love decreed
At length to love's decrees I, forc'd, agreed.

Reference:-

The above lines are taken from the poem, 'Astrophil and Stella', written by Philip Sidney. The above lines describe how Astrophil falls in love with Stella by degrees.

Context:-

At the beginning of the poem, the poet confesses that he did not fall in love with Stella at first sight nor a dribbed shot but by degrees he fall in love. In the above lines, he expresses how by degrees he falls in love with Stella. The poet mentioned the various stages he goes through to find his love. He says that he saw her and liked them, he liked her but loved not, then he confessed that he loved her but didn't obey its commands and after then he obey her commands and surrenders himself to her love. Now he regrets that having fallen in love he even lost a wish to be free.

Conclusion:-

The poet expresses the lover's regret of falling in love in terms of having surrendered himself for her love and become a slave of love.

3. And now employ the remnant of my wit

To make myself believe that all is well,

while with a feeling skill, I paint my hell.

3. Reference:-

The above lines are taken from the poem, 'Astrophil and Stella', written by Philip Sidney. The above lines express the lover's frustration of falling in love. Context:- The poem describes the pain and sufferings of Astrophil because of falling in love with Stella. He regrets that he was lost all his freedom because of his love. And he becomes a slave of love. At the beginning of the poem, the poet describes that he has fallen in love not at first sight but till by degrees he found his love. And now he regrets that he becomes a slave of love, a prisoner of love. Now he tries to convince himself that he is fine while he knows that falling in love is like hell. But he tries to fool himself that all is well and everything is ok. Conclusion:- The lover finds pleasure in it and he praises it wholeheartedly and convinces himself that all is well. The lover treats the tyranny of love as a sweet burden that does not harm anything.