In this Strage Labyrinth :: Literary Analysis, Wroth

In her song, In this strange labyrinth, Wroth compares falling in love to a puzzling maze in which there are two ship canal knocked out(p), to run from the perplexing adventure or to give in and be captivated by the intense passion. She does non play it off as an easy feat, but instead shows the true copes of a woman measure her options between an easy decision and the hard, right one. She clearly shows her confusion and struggle to accept that she cannot flee from the love her suitor offers.The author sets the scene by alluding to King Minos maze. The speaker does not know whether to seek out the Minotaur, or her love, or to run from it, even though she realizes she must organization the beast at around point. The opening line sets the tone for the head start half confused and uncertain. She sees all these different paths in this cold, dark, empty move that she could take, but doesnt know which to follow. The word strange here does not make it seem like she is scared of the feeling, but it is baffling her (1). Because the poem was written in the early 1600s, it is understandable that she doesnt know what to commemorate because it was rare that one was gifted with truly falling in love. The chiliad starts in iambic pentameter but fluctuates throughout the sonnet to show the mystifying vacillation the persona is experiencing. The second line shows the first irregular meter. man the way I miss is anapestic and spoken rapidly, accurately allowing a peek into the personas head and seeing her anxiety or so the choice she must make. Now she is at a fork in the maze. If she continues on she would accept the love for all its good and bad, but to persuade around would be to run away. To the right is her suitor, whom she must face precipitate and receive the love he offers. She thinks this love will burn her, or mark her (3). The speaker knows that you cannot come out of an experience with love without some change or alteration to the emotion of a person , but she is faint if this is the safe path for her heart and emotions. If she goes forward, she would be to rush headlong into the inferno, where the riskiness is (4). Danger here not only means she will ruin her heart to potential harm, but she will also be at the mercy of her lover and his wishes.