These violent delights have violent ends like fire and powder
Affliction is enamoured of thy parts, and thou art wedded to calamity
O deadly sin! O rude unthankfulness!
There are thou happy
If thou darest I'll give thee remedy
Myself condemned and myself excused
Miscarried by my fault
His philosophical tone shows he is dually intelligent and naive as he warns us how nature is beautiful yet cannot make the connection between the couple's love
He expresses his foolish arrogance believing he is above fate and challenges it yet acknowledges it. His actions are contradicting
His desire for control is portrayed through tension showing his lack of emotional intelligence
He tries to reverse nature which is dangerously unnatural possibly triggering fatal consequences
He is frightened and consumed with guilt, he finally realises his naivety and how his desperation to create peace caused pain