She doesn't prefer either one of them to the other. The
title tells you that she loves them both "equally". She says that Damon would never had
gotten her heart if Alexis had not come along. But then again Alexis could not gain her
love if it hadn't been for Damon. When Alexis is present, she wants Damon; but when
Alexis is absent, Damon gets nothing but her scorn. She can't make up her mind, so she
asks Cupid to take back one of his darts and do it for her. However, she starts to
reneg on that request because if Cupid would pick Damon, all her hopes would be dashed;
but if Cupid picked Alexis, she would feel lost.
Monday, February 1, 2016
In the poem "On Her Loving Two Equally", which of the two lovers does the speaker prefer?I'm confused as the words within the poem do not specify...
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