La Belle Dame Sans Merci Love Quotes

These lines are usually interpreted as a sex scene. The knight and the lady here consummate their love. At least, they're consummating her love. Notice that she's the subject in this sentence: she's the one doing all the "look[ing]," "lov[ing]," and "moan[ing]."

The knight is so obsessed with the beautiful lady that he spends the day gawking at her. Is this love, or obsessive lust?

Again, it's the lady, and not the knight, who's doing the work here. She tells him that she loves him, but he doesn't say a word.