Sonnet 189: a. A footnote mentions Scylla and Charybdis from…
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Sоnnet 189: а. A fооtnote mentions Scyllа аnd Charybdis from Homer’s The Odyssey as the these two names. What were Scylla and Charybdis? b. In that same comparison, Petrarch says “at the tiller sits my lord, rather my enemy.” Who is it that captains his ship? Why would this be his enemy? c. Looking at this sonnet as an analogy of Petrarch’s love for Laura, what does the storm symbolize? The ropes? The two guiding stars that are missing from the sky?