The Sidneys and Their Love Stories There is an obvious connection between the sonnet sequence of Lady Mary Worth's Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and Astrophil and Stella by Sir Philip Sidney. 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 context, rhyme, and emotion. In particular, sonnet seven in Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and sonnet fifty-three in Astrophil and Stella are identifiable in several respects. First of all, both of these sonnets have in common the fact that they are considered a Petrarchan story. Furthermore, both of these sonnets have in common the fact that in both poems Cupid ridicules the speakers, another aspect that they have in common is the rhyme scheme and the metric. Both Astrophil and Stella and Pamphilia to Amphilanthus are considered Petrarchan. This means that both Sidney and Worth write about an unstoppable, uncontrollable love for a particular person. Even though in Sidney's case it is a woman and in Pamphilia it is a man, both are about a never-ending love story. As the audience reads Pamphilia to Amphilanthus they will notice a constant reference to Cupid in several sonnets, where Pamphilia either blames him for his love for Amphilanthus or praises Cupid for making him love her. This same theme can be seen in Astrophil and Stella where Astrophil is always invoking Cupid's name, either 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 representation of Astrophil's frustration and sense of desperation when it comes to loving Stella. In this sonnet he is in battle and Cupid d...... center of the card...... line to give the sonnet flow and rhythm. In conclusion, Lady Mary Worth's Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and Sir Philip Sidney and Stella's Astrophil are very similar in many parts of their sonnet sequence and many of their sonnets may be related. In particular sonnet seven from Pamphilia to Amphilanthus and sonnet fifty-three from Astrophil and Stella illuminate each other in different ways. For one thing they are both controlled and ridiculed by Cupid, they also share the fact that their composition is iambic pentameter and that both stories are considered Petrarchan. Although some differences can also be highlighted, they more allude to each other than differ. Works Cited Lady Mary Worth, and Josephine Roberts A. The Poem of Lady Mary Worth. Paperback 1992. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1983. 90. Print