Air and Angels By John Donne

Air and Angels John Donne’s poem “Air and Angels” focuses on the medieval beliefs respecting angels. Angels are commonly seen as messengers of God or appear as a conventional representation of a human form with wings. A popular theory in medieval times assumed angels under certain circumstances did assume bodies of air. The underlying theme of this poem is on love. John Donne’s theory is that love cannot exist in nothing or in …showed first 75 words of 690 total…

…showed last 75 words of 690 total…it is clear to see that love takes on a shapeless and physical form. Stanza one and two provided clear illustrations of these two forms of love. Although love throughout the poem takes on a shapeless and physical form, John Donne’s theory to love is that it cannot exist in nothing or in things, but somewhere in-between. This in-between of love, which was clearly illustrated by John Donne, is in fact air and angels.