Why does the speaker in Sonnet 14 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning tell her beloved not to love her because of the way she looks, sounds, or thinks?

These characteristics may become change

Explanation:

In Sonnet 14 by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, it has been suggested that the characteristics or factors like looks, sound, or thinking can be altered over time. The poet has explained that these things that are liked by her beloved may be changed and then if the love is based on these aspects then the love will also change or diminish. This is because that the poet said in the start that she might be loved because of her smile and her looks. This highlights that the love is based on physical attraction.