Catullus 83

The poem Catullus 83 portrays two main points about Catullus' personality and his love for Lesbia. After reading this poem by Catullus a huge surprise is revealed. The surprise concerns Lesbia, Catullus' love. The surprise is that the readers find out Lesbia has a husband. This changes everything for Catullus because you can't want to marry and love a person that is already married. In the Roman life, as i recall, if you wanted to marry someone who was already married it was considered a sin. After reading the first line of the poem, I believe Catullus' feelings are going to change dramatically. I believe this because he is going to have to give up on trying to get Lesbia to fall in love with him. Catullus is going to have to find another woman to love since Lesbia is taken. He has a better chance at finding another woman to love because if he continues to love Lesbia he is going to have to find a way for Lesbia to break up with her husband. This will lead to more problems and complications for Catullus. Hopefully, Catullus will get over his feelings that he has for Lesbia.

The conclusion made me feel like I was completely wrong about Catullus because he still loves Lesbia after finding out she has a husband. He continues to love Lesbia because he says she remembers him by overhearing her talk about him to her husband. This reveals a lot about Catullus' personality because he keeps pursuing Lesbia. The poem shows Catullus is a man who gets what he wants. Overall the poem is great in revealing the way Catullus thinks.