This paper examines George Herbert's poetry, written during the 17th century which is reflective of the strong biblical and
liturgical themes that were ever
present in much Renaissance art and literature during this time. It looks at how he dedicated his poetic abilities and verse to God as early as 1610, when he sent two sonnets to his mother claiming his power the result of divine intervention. He claimed that his love of God was a more worthy subject for verse than the love of a woman. It discusses how Herbert was well known during his time for his humility and charity and how his work reveals undeniable undertones of despair and inner mental struggle or
conflict. It analyzes how this inner conflict is present in his poems "The Altar" "Love III" "Denial" and "Sin I" and how his poems illustrate this mercurial behavior both in tone and in structure.