Note on the weariness and loneliness of the moon in “The Moon”

P.B. Shelley has depicted the weariness and loneliness of the moon through the comparison between the moon and a damsel in the poem “The Moon”. The damsel is lonely in quest of a true constant lover. Likewise, the moon is lonely during her journey across the blue domain despite being surrounded by thousands of stars. The damsel is weary because of her unending search for a companion. Similarly, the moon is weary because of her monotonous daily duty of climbing the heaven and gazing on the moon. The poet has accentuated the weariness and loneliness of the moon by personifying it with the human emotions, perceptible in the case of the damsel. 

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