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I Vowed Richard Lovelace Scrutiny  Explore Swear Forsworn

Front Richard Lovelace - The Scrutiny 
Explore:
'Why should you swear I am forsworn,
Since thine I vowed to be?' x3
Back •Significant and prominent use of first person pronouns i.e. I => establishes his self-serving intentions?
•'vowed' lexical set of christianity + 'forsworn' => engaged for marriage. These lines seem contradictory
•Difference between vowed and what she expects is he may have submitted himself to her only sexually

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