The stealing of the hearts may either be a metaphor for physical love, or for religious devotion (or both). Once again, it is not clear. What we will be able to tell, however, is that Corianton has adopted some of the religions beliefs of “the other side.” Given this evidence that his apostasy was as much intellectual and religious as it was carnal, we may be justified in supposing a connection between the carnal and intellectual/spiritual in this case.