Lust and Love in Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 and There's a Garden on His Face by CampionWhen a comparison is made between There It's a Garden in His Face by Thomas Campion and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare, the difference between lustful adoration and true love becomes apparent. Both poems involve descriptions of a beloved woman seen through the eyes of the speaker, but the speaker in Campion's poem discusses the woman's beautiful perfections, while the speaker in Shakespeare's poem shows that it is the woman's flaws that make her beautiful. Garden in Her Face, the subject of the speaker's affection is idolized beyond reality and is placed so high on a pedestal that it is virtually unattainable. Campion uses metaphors and similes to compare the lady to the splendors of nature. Roses and cherries are used repeatedly to describe various parts of the woman, such as her rosy cheeks and plump lips. His teeth are said to be made "[of] oriental pearls in a double row" (line 8). The white of pearl, lilies and snow build the image of a pure and virtuous woman. This notion of woman as a divine creature is further underlined by the numerous references to heaven. His face is seen as "[a] heavenly paradise" (3), his eyes are "like angels" (13), and his lips are called "sacred cherries" (17). They are a forbidden fruit, similar to those in the Garden of Eden, which no one may touch or even look at "[t]ill 'Ripe cherry!' they themselves cry” (5). The woman is considered unapproachable unless she gives permission to be approached. She appears cold and unfeeling when her eyebrows are described as “bent arches” (14) ready to kill with a “penetrating frown.” (15), so it is likely that he does not give his permission easily...... half of paper...a quality impossible for any woman or man to match. Campion's poetry reflects this impossible ideal that society imposes on us .This woman in There is a Garden in Her Face could never live up to the image the speaker created of her. The image is false, as is her love because it focuses only on hers external appearance.The speaker of Shakespeare's sonnet is clearly not in love with the appearance of his mistress. Everything about her is against the standards of society, but he understands the absurdity of these standards and rejects them his lover than it seems, and that's why he really loves her. Works Cited Abrams, MH, ed. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. New York: Norton, 1993.Campion, Thomas. "There's a garden on her face." Abrams 1044.Shakespeare, William. "Sonnet 130." Abraham 820.