Write about the theme of love in at least two of w.b. Yeats' poems in a suitable way

... Pre 20th century poetry Write about the theme of love in at least two of w.b. Yeats' poems in a suitable way Throughout Yeats' early poetry, the theme of love is one of utmost importance, especially in his earlier works. What we must note and remember is that at the time in which Yeats was writing his earlier poetry, he had two main obsessions- Maude Gonne and Irish culture. Maude Gonne was a very well sought- after woman, and she had many admirers, among them was Yeats. Her beauty enthralled Yeats. She had an affair with a Frenchman, and had two children with him, but she married Major John McBride in 1903, much to the dismay of the besotted Yeats. She was his unrequited love for all his life and he proposed to her three times. Each time she turned him down by saying, "No, Willie, the world would not thank

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