How is the theme of love represented in Christopher Marlowe's poem Hero and Leander?

One
could argue that the theme of s poem is more oriented towards
traditional notions of lust than about love, per se.  The two protagonists
do fall instantly in love, but the tone of Marlowes poem, particularly with respect to Leanders
primal obsession with the beautiful and virtuous young woman, are more consistent with
depictions of straightforward lust than  the kind of deeply felt sensations of love such as
Shakespeare portrayed in Romeo and Juliet.  That said, well accept,
for the purposes of discussion, that the poem was intended to depict love in the conventional
sense of the term.

Marlowe describes at the outset of his unfinished poem
(unfinished by him, anyway) a mythological creature so perfect in her appearance and so inviting
in her demeanor that her vow of chastity (Marlowe refers to has Venus nun) has to be viewed as
a challenge to the multitudes of suitors who dare approach.  As the author wrote in the
opening...