Catullus 87

The poem is about Catullus' love for Lesbia. The way he talks about this is by comparing to aspects of a relationship with his love for Lesbia. He compares no woman ever being truly loved as much as his love for Lesbia. Then he compares not having a faith in any contact as much as his faith being found in his love for Lesbia. I think this is saying that no faith will has a true everlasting bound with its beliefs as he will be in an everlasting, loving relationship with Lesbia. I believe this because before this he talks about his love for Lesbia. He compares the two things using the words "tantum" and "quantum" which is very important because it shows that his love for Lesbia is ten times better than what he is comparing it to. For example, Catullus could of just used the word like, but he chose these words because it shows his personality and his desire to love Lesbia. It shows his desire to love Lesbia because he will do anything to love Lesbia even if it means to kill himself if she doesn't truly love him. (Catullus 92) This shows his personality because if he used the word like to compare the two things then it would of showed he was a boring and an average guy. Instead, he used "tantum" and "quantum" which shows he is ambitious and he will love Lesbia better than any other man will, including her husband. The tone of this poem is serious because he is talking about his love for Lesbia by comparing it to other things. This creates a serious tone because when you compare two things you are trying to make a point which will stand out. For Catullus, this point is when he compares his love for Lesbia. The point he is trying to make is that she will never be loved as much as he will love her by another man.