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SONNET XXXII
Traduzione
Morpheus is the Gold of sleep, he is the central mythological figure in the sonnet.
Morpheus is highlighted , is the God of dreams, he is the son of Hypnos.
The main feature of Morpheus is to take the shape of human beings and to appear
in dreams (where he has wings ).
In the line 3th and 4th Sidney refers to the shapeshifter characteristic of Morpheus.
The poet is the prophet, poeta vate ( Vates = latin ) he is an intermediary between
humas and divinities.
There are four colours that describe all the elements that Astrophel wants:
• Ivory white skin
• Rubies red lips
• Pearl white teeht
• Gold golden hair , the 5th is black, seems to be forgotten = Stella’s eyes.