During the time of courtly love writers were very modest with their expressions. Love was not portrayed as social, and usually kept in private. Women also kept to themselves, and men had to pursue a woman. Women barely voiced their opinions. Louise Labé was a renegade in this area of writing and exposing her emotions not only for many to see, but she had it written in her sonnets. Women were not accustomed to publish or write much in her time, thus making her break the norms. Love was also expressed from a man’s perspective and Miss. Labé described love from a female gaze instead. She did break norms and was captivating while doing it “Kiss me, kiss me again, and then kiss; grant me one of your most glorious, grant me one of your most amorous: I’ll return you four, as hot as this. Alas!” (6)
With her expressive and glorious writing she marked and brought change in society. She was still part of the courtly love, since she mainly spoke about her tormented love being from a distance. So she in a way still practiced this distant love, which were the codes set for courtly love.