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While both narrative poems contain sexual themes, their views on love versus lust are in stark contrast.

He first published “Venus and Adonis” in 1593, followed by “The Rape of Lucrece” in 1594. While the plague hindered his work in theaters, it provided source material for some of his most famous plays. Shakespeare turned to writing poetry to make ends meet during the closures. In January 1593 city officials ordered the theaters in London to shut their doors, and work for the famous playwright and actor came to a halt. From 1592 to 1593, an outbreak of the bubonic plague swept through England, killing almost 20,000 people. Though mostly known for his plays, Shakespeare also published poetry during his writing career. Part of the Encyclopædia Britannica’s Great Books of the Western World

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