John Donne: Poems

In the poem, "The Sunne Rising" why does the speaker have a problem with the sun at the beginning of the poem? How does the speaker's attitude toward the sun change by the end of the poem?

In the poem "the sunne rising" why does the speaker have a problem with the sun at the beginning of the poem? How does the speaker's attitude toward the sun change by the end of the poem?

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Initially, the poet asks the sun why it is shining in and disturbing him and his lover in bed. The sun should go away and do other things rather than disturb them, like wake up ants or rush late schoolboys to start their day. Lovers should be permitted to make their own time as they see fit. After all, sunbeams are nothing compared to the power of love, and everything the sun might see around the world pales in comparison to the beloved’s beauty, which encompasses it all. The bedroom is the whole world.

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