The Flea by John Donne

                                                    

       

      'The Flea' is a remarkable metaphysical poetry of Donne. He makes use of a biological image of the Flea for the expression of the theme of the love. He avoids the use of traditional images and brings the image of the Flea.

   

     The poem is addressed by the lover to his beloved. He purposes his beloved but she felt shame because she considers it matter of sin. He gave her example of the flea hat flea first suck his blood the such her blood, so their blood mingled in that flea. It is neither sin nor shame. The lover tries to convince her that they are more than married in the walls of that flea. That flea is now their marriage bed d church.

   

      Listening to such a speech of her lover, the lady tries to kill that flea but her lover try to convince her that not to make her nail purple in the blood of that flea because it is the sin to kill the three lives , life of flea, life of lover and killing herself. The lover doesn’t let her commit self murder. But she kills the flea.

   

      The lover is of the opinion that by accepting his proposal , she will bring honor to herself not loss of it. On the contrary it brings honor to a woman.