Topic > Free Song of Solomon Essays: Erotica - 781

Erotica in the Song of SongsThe use of eroticism can be seen very clearly in the "Song of Songs". First of all, you have to keep in mind that it comes from the Bible, so there won't be any vulgar things or even words that you know are directly talking about sex. However, if you read carefully, you can here the implicit observations that these young lovers seem to make, not only about each other's bodies, but also about what each would like to do with the other. The first time the male of the gender talks about his lover and describes her physical attributes. The most obvious is the description of her breasts in which she says: "Your two breasts are like twin roe deer" (7.3). When you read this statement you can only think that he is referring to her large and perky (since he says young) perfectly round breasts. When he talks about his lover's thighs, he not only praises them, but he describes what the tops of his lover's thighs look like: "the joints of your thighs are like jewels" (7:1). One can only wonder: How does this person know the top part of someone's thigh, the part right next to the genitals? This leaves a lot to the imagination. He also speaks of his navel, saying, “Your navel is like a round cup, which does not lack liquor” (7:2). When trying to interpret this quote, one must first keep in mind the fact that this occurs during biblical times. During these times it was not correct for people to see what were then regarded as X-rated parts of each other. Of course the exception to this rule would be if two people were married (or in a relationship). So one may ask: how does this person know the size and shape of another person's navel, which is hidden under everyday clothes? It seems that he not only knows its size and shape, but also its flavor. Again, the reader's imagination can search for options. Not only does sex talk about physical appearance, but it also talks about what will happen when the two of them are alone together. At one point he is looking for him and when he finds him he says he held him and had him follow him and didn't want to let him go, ".