The Sidneys and Their Love StoriesThere is a clear connection between the sonnet sequence of Lady Mary Worth's Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and Sir Philip Sidney's Astrophil and Stella. Not only are these sonnet sequences similar because they are about two lovers, but there are also many sonnets from both sequences that can be related in terms of context, rhyme, and emotion. In particular, sonnet seven from Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and sonnet fifty-three from Astrophil and Stella are comparable in several respects. First of all, these two sonnets share the fact that they are considered a Petrarchan story. Additionally, these two sonnets have in common that in both poems Cupid ridicules the speakers, another aspect they share is the rhyme scheme and meter. Astrophil and Stella and Pamphilia in Amphilanthus are considered a Petrarch. This means that both Sidney and Worth are writing about an unstoppable, uncontrollable love for a particular person. Even though in Sidney's case it is for a woman and in Pamphilia's case it is for a man, they both speak of a never-ending love story. When reading Pamphilia to Amphilanthus, they will notice a constant appeal to Cupid in several sonnets, where either Pamphilia reproaches him for his love for Amphilanthus, or she congratulates Cupid for having made him love her. This same theme can be seen in Astrophil and Stella where Astrophil always invokes the name Cupid, in order to justify his ridiculous obsession with Stella or cursing him for making him fall in love with her. In sonnet 53 of Astrophil and Stella, we experience a strong depiction of Astrophil's frustration and sense of hopelessness when it comes to loving Stella. In this sonnet he is in a battle and Cupid d ...... middle of paper ...... line so that the sonnet has flow and rhythm. In conclusion, Pamphilia to Amphilanthus by Lady Mary Worth and Astrophil by Sir Philip Sidney and Stella are very similar in many parts of their sonnet sequence and many of their sonnets can be linked. In particular, sonnet seven from Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and sonnet fifty-three from Astrophil and Stella illuminate each other in different ways. On the one hand, they are both controlled and ridiculed by Cupid, they also share that their composition is iambic pentameter and that both stories are considered a Petrarch. Although some differences can also be pointed out, they have more to do with each other than to differ. Works Cited Lady Mary Worth, and Josephine Roberts A. The Poem of Lady Mary Worth. 1983. 90. Print