Transforma-se o amador na cousa amada, Por virtude do muito imaginar; Nao tenho, logo, mais que desejar, Pois em mim tenho a parte desejada.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Camões says imagination transforms the lover into the beloved, so possessing that part within oneself ends further desire.
- In plain terms
- When love makes the beloved part of you, you want nothing more.
- What can you take from it?
- Imagination can fulfill desire by merging lover and beloved in thought.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Can imagination alone satisfy deep desire?
- How does love change our sense of self?
Another view
It assumes mental union satisfies desire, which real-world relationships may not.
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