Catullus 2

The poem is very classical in my sense. It is classical for the main reason of connecting to human nature and their actions. The mood I get from this poem is the way Catullus is watching and talking about Lesbia, his "love". To me it gives an overall presence of always watching the one person you love. I get this feeling because Catullus describes a whole scene of watching her being compassionate to her pet. For example, Catullus says, "...with whom she often plays whilst she holds you in her lap..." This connects to human nature because I believe humans always carefully watch the person they have a crush on, like Catullus does, or the one person they love. Another reason it connects to human nature and makes the poem classical is the feeling of the poem. The feeling of being romantic connects to human nature because humans at least once in their life have a sense of love like, Catullus does in this poem. It is shown from the very start of the poem when Catullus loves Lesbia, but she doesn't know this. I believe she doesn't know this because he is watching her like he has a crush on her. He starts to wish that she would love him the way she loves her pet. This feeling comes from Catullus saying, "...ah-might I but play with you as she does, and lighten the gloomy cares of my heart!" Many people wish the same thing Catullus does, that's why it is classical. It connects to the people of today, but a little differently with the same purpose. A person who has a crush on someone who is already going out with another person would say, "I wish that person would love me like he/she loves the other person." This is the typical situation of today's world. Overall this poem is very classical from the sense of being romantic.