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Shakespeare Sonnet 10
In Sonnet 10, the speaker challenges the young man's sense of self, regarding his love and affection for others. The speaker exaggerates the lack as "murderous hate."
shakespeare sonnet 10 • for shame! deny that thou bear’st love to any • young man • quatrains • couplet
In Sonnet 10, the speaker challenges the young man's sense of self, regarding his love and affection for others. The speaker exaggerates the lack as "murderous hate."
shakespeare sonnet 10 • for shame! deny that thou bear’st love to any • young man • quatrains • couplet
Shakespeare Sonnet 11
In marriage sonnet 11, the speaker again evokes the young man's pleasing qualities, claiming that the lad has an obligation to marry and pass them on to offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 1 • as fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow’st • marriage sonnet 11 • the young man’s pleasing qualities • obligation to marry
In marriage sonnet 11, the speaker again evokes the young man's pleasing qualities, claiming that the lad has an obligation to marry and pass them on to offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 1 • as fast as thou shalt wane so fast thou grow’st • marriage sonnet 11 • the young man’s pleasing qualities • obligation to marry
Shakespeare Sonnet 12
The speaker of Shakespeare's marriage poem 12 again shows how changing nature always comes under "Time's scythe," and only one remedy can fend him off: producing an heir.
marriage sonnet 12 • when i do count the clock that tells the time • under the sway of nature • changing nature • time’s scythe
The speaker of Shakespeare's marriage poem 12 again shows how changing nature always comes under "Time's scythe," and only one remedy can fend him off: producing an heir.
marriage sonnet 12 • when i do count the clock that tells the time • under the sway of nature • changing nature • time’s scythe
Shakespeare Sonnet 13
In sonnet 13 the speaker continues pleading with the young man to marry and father a son. Again, the speaker is quite specific: "You had a father: let your son say so."
shakespeare sonnet 13 • o! that you were yourself but love you are • marriage sonnets • young man • who lets so fair a house fall to decay
In sonnet 13 the speaker continues pleading with the young man to marry and father a son. Again, the speaker is quite specific: "You had a father: let your son say so."
shakespeare sonnet 13 • o! that you were yourself but love you are • marriage sonnets • young man • who lets so fair a house fall to decay
Shakespeare Sonnet 138
The speaker in Sonnet 138 confesses to a less than perfect relationship based on lies and deceit of which each partner is aware, yet they continue to flatter each other.
shakespeare sonnet 138 • when my love swears that she is made of truth • quatrain • couplet • vainly thinking
The speaker in Sonnet 138 confesses to a less than perfect relationship based on lies and deceit of which each partner is aware, yet they continue to flatter each other.
shakespeare sonnet 138 • when my love swears that she is made of truth • quatrain • couplet • vainly thinking
Shakespeare Sonnet 14
In sonnet 14 the speaker says he does not have the power to predict the future by gazing at the stars in the sky, but the eyes of the young man tell all he needs to know.
shakespeare sonnet 14 • ‘not from the stars do i my judgment pluck’ • to predict the future • understanding of astronomy • from the heavenly stars
In sonnet 14 the speaker says he does not have the power to predict the future by gazing at the stars in the sky, but the eyes of the young man tell all he needs to know.
shakespeare sonnet 14 • ‘not from the stars do i my judgment pluck’ • to predict the future • understanding of astronomy • from the heavenly stars
Shakespeare Sonnet 15
In marriage sonnet 15, the speaker employs the Time metaphor again to persuade the young man that his only hope for deliverance from decrepitude is to produce offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 15 • when i consider every thing that grows • young man • theater metaphor • when i perceive that men as plants increase
In marriage sonnet 15, the speaker employs the Time metaphor again to persuade the young man that his only hope for deliverance from decrepitude is to produce offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 15 • when i consider every thing that grows • young man • theater metaphor • when i perceive that men as plants increase
Shakespeare Sonnet 16
The speaker of Sonnet 16 likens the struggle with time to war. The young man is at war with Time as if it were a bloody tyrant he has encountered on a battlefield.
shakespeare sonnet 16 • but wherefore do not you a mightier way • quatrain • couplet • lines of life
The speaker of Sonnet 16 likens the struggle with time to war. The young man is at war with Time as if it were a bloody tyrant he has encountered on a battlefield.
shakespeare sonnet 16 • but wherefore do not you a mightier way • quatrain • couplet • lines of life
Shakespeare Sonnet 17
Sonnet 17 is the last marriage sonnet; the speaker makes a final plea to the lad, urging him to produce offspring, this time for the sake of the speaker's own veracity.
shakespeare sonnet 17 • who will believe my verse in time to come • quatrain • couplet • last marriage sonnet
Sonnet 17 is the last marriage sonnet; the speaker makes a final plea to the lad, urging him to produce offspring, this time for the sake of the speaker's own veracity.
shakespeare sonnet 17 • who will believe my verse in time to come • quatrain • couplet • last marriage sonnet
Shakespeare Sonnet 20
In Sonnet 20, the speaker again addresses his poem, likening it to a woman's charms, but finding it less fickle and more capable of consistently shielding love.
shakespeare sonnet 20 • ‘a woman’s face with nature’s own hand painted’ • young man • scholars • quatrain
In Sonnet 20, the speaker again addresses his poem, likening it to a woman's charms, but finding it less fickle and more capable of consistently shielding love.
shakespeare sonnet 20 • ‘a woman’s face with nature’s own hand painted’ • young man • scholars • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 21
The theme of Sonnet 21 is similar to other sonnets that praise portraying a realistic description of the beloved, instead of the exaggerations that amount to untruths.
shakespeare sonnet 21 • so is it not with me as with that muse • quatrain • couplet • truth
The theme of Sonnet 21 is similar to other sonnets that praise portraying a realistic description of the beloved, instead of the exaggerations that amount to untruths.
shakespeare sonnet 21 • so is it not with me as with that muse • quatrain • couplet • truth
Shakespeare Sonnet 22
The speaker in Sonnet 22 asserts that despite his physical aging and death, his talent for creating poems will eternally retain his love, inspiring future generations.
shakespeare sonnet 22 • my glass shall not persuade me i am old • quatrain • couplet • for all that beauty that doth cover thee
The speaker in Sonnet 22 asserts that despite his physical aging and death, his talent for creating poems will eternally retain his love, inspiring future generations.
shakespeare sonnet 22 • my glass shall not persuade me i am old • quatrain • couplet • for all that beauty that doth cover thee
Shakespeare Sonnet 30
Sonnet 30 belongs to the group that is mistakenly thought to be addressed to a young man, but no young man appears, only a "dear friend"-only his poetic talent.
shakespeare sonnet 30 • when to the sessions of sweet silent thought • quatrain • couplet • sorrow
Sonnet 30 belongs to the group that is mistakenly thought to be addressed to a young man, but no young man appears, only a "dear friend"-only his poetic talent.
shakespeare sonnet 30 • when to the sessions of sweet silent thought • quatrain • couplet • sorrow
Shakespeare Sonnet 31
The speaker/poet dramatizes the importance and function of his poetry: through his talent, his friends and lovers whom he thought dead remain alive in his poem.
shakespeare sonnet 31 • thy bosom is endeared with all hearts • talent • love • art
The speaker/poet dramatizes the importance and function of his poetry: through his talent, his friends and lovers whom he thought dead remain alive in his poem.
shakespeare sonnet 31 • thy bosom is endeared with all hearts • talent • love • art
Shakespeare Sonnet 32
In Shakespeare sonnet 32, the speaker seems more humble than usual about his poems as he addresses a loved one.
shakespeare sonnet 32 • if thou survive my well-contented day • compare them with the bettering of the time • quatrian • couplet
In Shakespeare sonnet 32, the speaker seems more humble than usual about his poems as he addresses a loved one.
shakespeare sonnet 32 • if thou survive my well-contented day • compare them with the bettering of the time • quatrian • couplet
Shakespeare Sonnet 33
The extended metaphor of sonnet 33 dramatizes clouds hiding the sun. The sun represents the speaker's writing talent or muse, and the clouds are lulls in inspiration.
william shakespeare • sonnet 33 • full many a glorious morning have i seen • anon permit the basest clouds to ride • quatrain
The extended metaphor of sonnet 33 dramatizes clouds hiding the sun. The sun represents the speaker's writing talent or muse, and the clouds are lulls in inspiration.
william shakespeare • sonnet 33 • full many a glorious morning have i seen • anon permit the basest clouds to ride • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 34
Sonnet 34 portrays with an extended metaphor of weather, sun, and clouds the crests and troughs of the ever-evolving activity of the speaker's writing talent.
shakespeare • sonnet 34 • why didst thou promise such a beauteous day • extended metaphor • quatrain
Sonnet 34 portrays with an extended metaphor of weather, sun, and clouds the crests and troughs of the ever-evolving activity of the speaker's writing talent.
shakespeare • sonnet 34 • why didst thou promise such a beauteous day • extended metaphor • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 35
In Sonnet 35, the speaker addresses the writer's block or failure of his muse to inspire him, but he realizes that along with the positive, always comes the negative.
shakespeare • sonnet 35 • no more be griev’d at that which thou hast done • lazy muse • clouds and eclipses
In Sonnet 35, the speaker addresses the writer's block or failure of his muse to inspire him, but he realizes that along with the positive, always comes the negative.
shakespeare • sonnet 35 • no more be griev’d at that which thou hast done • lazy muse • clouds and eclipses
Shakespeare Sonnet 36
The speaker/poet of Sonnet 36 again addresses his poem, dramatizing the unique duality of unity and separation, as the artist experiences those two phenomena.
shakespeare • sonnet 36 • let me confess that we two must be twain • our undivided loves are one • quatrain
The speaker/poet of Sonnet 36 again addresses his poem, dramatizing the unique duality of unity and separation, as the artist experiences those two phenomena.
shakespeare • sonnet 36 • let me confess that we two must be twain • our undivided loves are one • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 37
The speaker addresses his sonnet as a father would a son, dramatizing how the speaker's life is enhanced in multifaceted ways by his written creations.
shakespeare sonnet 37 • as a decrepit father takes delight • quatrain • couplet • for whether beauty birth
The speaker addresses his sonnet as a father would a son, dramatizing how the speaker's life is enhanced in multifaceted ways by his written creations.
shakespeare sonnet 37 • as a decrepit father takes delight • quatrain • couplet • for whether beauty birth
Shakespeare Sonnet 38
In Sonnet 38, the speaker makes a distinction between his talent and his "Muse."
shakespeare sonnet 38 • how can my muse want subject to invent • who is shakespeare • sonnet 18 • quatrain
In Sonnet 38, the speaker makes a distinction between his talent and his "Muse."
shakespeare sonnet 38 • how can my muse want subject to invent • who is shakespeare • sonnet 18 • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 39
In sonnet 39, the speaker dramatizes a division between himself and his poem, in order to think lovingly about the value of the poem without slipping into solipsism.
shakespeare sonnet 39 • o! how thy worth with manners may i sing • who is shakespeare • sonnet 138 • quatrain
In sonnet 39, the speaker dramatizes a division between himself and his poem, in order to think lovingly about the value of the poem without slipping into solipsism.
shakespeare sonnet 39 • o! how thy worth with manners may i sing • who is shakespeare • sonnet 138 • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 4
Each "marriage sonnet" employs a particular metaphor, but the speaker continues with his one theme; he is trying to persuade the young man to marry and produce offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness why dost thou spend • marriage sonnets • metaphor • quatrain
Each "marriage sonnet" employs a particular metaphor, but the speaker continues with his one theme; he is trying to persuade the young man to marry and produce offspring.
shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness why dost thou spend • marriage sonnets • metaphor • quatrain
Shakespeare Sonnet 40
Sonnet 40 exemplifies the hiatus from unity taken by the speaker that he declared in Sonnet 39, but instead of praising the poem, he appears to chiding it.
shakespeare sonnet 40 • take all my loves my love yea take them all • then if for my love thou my love receivest • i do forgive thy robbery • gentle thief
Sonnet 40 exemplifies the hiatus from unity taken by the speaker that he declared in Sonnet 39, but instead of praising the poem, he appears to chiding it.
shakespeare sonnet 40 • take all my loves my love yea take them all • then if for my love thou my love receivest • i do forgive thy robbery • gentle thief
Shakespeare Sonnet 41
In sonnet 41, the speaker addresses his poem, dramatizing the differences between true poetic qualities and license to create. He also declares his unity with his art.
shakespeare sonnet 41 • those pretty wrongs that liberty commits • gentle thou art • and therefore to be won • ay me! but yet thou mightst my seat forbear
In sonnet 41, the speaker addresses his poem, dramatizing the differences between true poetic qualities and license to create. He also declares his unity with his art.
shakespeare sonnet 41 • those pretty wrongs that liberty commits • gentle thou art • and therefore to be won • ay me! but yet thou mightst my seat forbear
Shakespeare Sonnet 42
The speaker is contemplating the unified nature of art and artist. He addresses his talent, personifying it as a lover who has tried to pursue his mistress, the poem.
shakespeare • sonnet 42 • that thou hast her it is not all my grief • loving offenders • thus i will excuse ye
The speaker is contemplating the unified nature of art and artist. He addresses his talent, personifying it as a lover who has tried to pursue his mistress, the poem.
shakespeare • sonnet 42 • that thou hast her it is not all my grief • loving offenders • thus i will excuse ye
Shakespeare Sonnet 43
Shakespeare Sonnet 43 finds the speaker musing on the transformative powers of his poetic muse. She can turn night into day, while ordinary vision fails to inspire.
shakespeare sonnet 43 • when most i wink then do mine eyes best see • poetic muse • then thou • whose shadow shadows doth make bright
Shakespeare Sonnet 43 finds the speaker musing on the transformative powers of his poetic muse. She can turn night into day, while ordinary vision fails to inspire.
shakespeare sonnet 43 • when most i wink then do mine eyes best see • poetic muse • then thou • whose shadow shadows doth make bright
Shakespeare Sonnet 44
In sonnet 44, the ever-cogitative speaker contemplates the meaning of space and distance from the beloved, as he dramatizes the differences between flesh and thought.
shakespeare sonnet 44 • if the dull substance of my flesh were thought • no matter then although my foot did stand • but ah! thought kills me that i am not thought • receiving nought by elements so slow
In sonnet 44, the ever-cogitative speaker contemplates the meaning of space and distance from the beloved, as he dramatizes the differences between flesh and thought.
shakespeare sonnet 44 • if the dull substance of my flesh were thought • no matter then although my foot did stand • but ah! thought kills me that i am not thought • receiving nought by elements so slow
Shakespeare Sonnet 49
Addressing his muse, the poet/speaker warns that he will do whatever it takes to secure himself from any possible future loss of inspiration.
shakespeare 49 • against that time • if ever that time come • against that time when thou shalt strangely pass • against that time do i ensconce me here
Addressing his muse, the poet/speaker warns that he will do whatever it takes to secure himself from any possible future loss of inspiration.
shakespeare 49 • against that time • if ever that time come • against that time when thou shalt strangely pass • against that time do i ensconce me here
Shakespeare Sonnet 5
The speaker of sonnet 5 dramatizes the young man's youth as summer and compares old age to horrid winter, while portraying offspring as the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 5 • those hours that with gentle work did frame • mariage sonnet • passage of time • summer
The speaker of sonnet 5 dramatizes the young man's youth as summer and compares old age to horrid winter, while portraying offspring as the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 5 • those hours that with gentle work did frame • mariage sonnet • passage of time • summer
Shakespeare Sonnet 50
The speaker laments the battle between body and soul-the dualism that even his art cannot surmount in times of tribulation and woe.
shakespeare sonnet 50 • how heavy do i journey on the way • the beast that bears me • tired with my woe • dualism
The speaker laments the battle between body and soul-the dualism that even his art cannot surmount in times of tribulation and woe.
shakespeare sonnet 50 • how heavy do i journey on the way • the beast that bears me • tired with my woe • dualism
Shakespeare Sonnet 51
As in Sonnet 50, this speaker continues the use of the horse metaphor, as he explores the contrast between body and soul.
shakespeare sonnet 51 • thus can my love excuse the slow offence • sonnet 51 • pegasus • winged-horse
As in Sonnet 50, this speaker continues the use of the horse metaphor, as he explores the contrast between body and soul.
shakespeare sonnet 51 • thus can my love excuse the slow offence • sonnet 51 • pegasus • winged-horse
Shakespeare Sonnet 52
In sonnet 52, the speaker observes that pleasure is best enjoyed infrequently, as he likens his enjoyment of his own creations to traditionally rare occasions.
shakespeare sonnet 52 • so am i as the rich whose blessed key • therefore are feasts so solemn and so rare • so is the time that keeps you as my chest • blessed are you whose worthiness gives scope
In sonnet 52, the speaker observes that pleasure is best enjoyed infrequently, as he likens his enjoyment of his own creations to traditionally rare occasions.
shakespeare sonnet 52 • so am i as the rich whose blessed key • therefore are feasts so solemn and so rare • so is the time that keeps you as my chest • blessed are you whose worthiness gives scope
Shakespeare Sonnet 53
In Shakespeare Sonnet 53, the speaker explores the nature of the Divine, as he has examined the nature of his own soul and its relationship to his poetic ability.
shakespeare • sonnet • 53 • adonis • helen
In Shakespeare Sonnet 53, the speaker explores the nature of the Divine, as he has examined the nature of his own soul and its relationship to his poetic ability.
shakespeare • sonnet • 53 • adonis • helen
Shakespeare Sonnet 54
In sonnet 54, the speaker avers that beauty is only beautiful when it represents the truth of the soul; outward beauty is truly only skin deep.
shakespeare sonnet 54 • o! how much more doth beauty beauteous seem • the truth of the soul • outward beauty • only skin deep
In sonnet 54, the speaker avers that beauty is only beautiful when it represents the truth of the soul; outward beauty is truly only skin deep.
shakespeare sonnet 54 • o! how much more doth beauty beauteous seem • the truth of the soul • outward beauty • only skin deep
Shakespeare Sonnet 55
The poet/speaker again lauds his own ability to immortalize his subjects. In this sonnet, he addresses the sonnet itself in order to praise it.
shakespeare sonnet 55 • not marble nor the gilded monuments • when wasteful war shall statues overturn • 'gainst death • and all oblivious enmity
The poet/speaker again lauds his own ability to immortalize his subjects. In this sonnet, he addresses the sonnet itself in order to praise it.
shakespeare sonnet 55 • not marble nor the gilded monuments • when wasteful war shall statues overturn • 'gainst death • and all oblivious enmity
Shakespeare Sonnet 56
Love is the most important subject for this speaker/poet of the sonnets. The "little songs" do consistently sing of it-not ordinary or romantic love but soul love.
shakespeare sonnet 56 • sweet love renew thy force be it not said • so love be thou although to-day thou fill • let this sad interim like the ocean be • romantic love
Love is the most important subject for this speaker/poet of the sonnets. The "little songs" do consistently sing of it-not ordinary or romantic love but soul love.
shakespeare sonnet 56 • sweet love renew thy force be it not said • so love be thou although to-day thou fill • let this sad interim like the ocean be • romantic love
Shakespeare Sonnet 57
The speaker dramatizes his relationship with his muse to whom he deems himself a slave. The importance of his muse is emphasized by averring his own dedication.
shakespeare sonnet 57 • being your slave what should i do but tend • nor dare i chide the world without end hour • nor dare i question with my jealous thought • so true a fool is love
The speaker dramatizes his relationship with his muse to whom he deems himself a slave. The importance of his muse is emphasized by averring his own dedication.
shakespeare sonnet 57 • being your slave what should i do but tend • nor dare i chide the world without end hour • nor dare i question with my jealous thought • so true a fool is love
Shakespeare Sonnet 58
The speaker in sonnet 58 addresses his muse as he often does; this time he is examining the process of waiting on the pleasure of the muse to inform his creativity.
shakespeare sonnet 58 • that god forbid that made me first your slave • muse • o let me suffer being at your beck • be where you list your charter is so strong
The speaker in sonnet 58 addresses his muse as he often does; this time he is examining the process of waiting on the pleasure of the muse to inform his creativity.
shakespeare sonnet 58 • that god forbid that made me first your slave • muse • o let me suffer being at your beck • be where you list your charter is so strong
Shakespeare Sonnet 59
The speaker examines the injunction that there is no such thing as originality. What any creator creates has already been created-how does this fact affect the artist?
shakespeare sonnet 59 • if there be nothing new but that which is • there is no new thing under the sun • ecclesiastes 1:9 • originality
The speaker examines the injunction that there is no such thing as originality. What any creator creates has already been created-how does this fact affect the artist?
shakespeare sonnet 59 • if there be nothing new but that which is • there is no new thing under the sun • ecclesiastes 1:9 • originality
Shakespeare Sonnet 6
Sonnet 6 might be considered a companion piece to Sonnet 5 as the speaker opens by referring to the metaphor he used in the earlier sonnet, the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 6 • then let not winter’s ragged hand deface • young man • offspring • sonnet
Sonnet 6 might be considered a companion piece to Sonnet 5 as the speaker opens by referring to the metaphor he used in the earlier sonnet, the distillation of flowers.
shakespeare sonnet 6 • then let not winter’s ragged hand deface • young man • offspring • sonnet
Shakespeare Sonnet 7
The speaker employs a clever pun in Sonnet 7 as he metaphorically compares the young man's life to a daily trip of the great star across the sky.
shakespeare sonnet 7 • lo! in the orient when the gracious light • young man • father a child • clever pun
The speaker employs a clever pun in Sonnet 7 as he metaphorically compares the young man's life to a daily trip of the great star across the sky.
shakespeare sonnet 7 • lo! in the orient when the gracious light • young man • father a child • clever pun
Shakespeare Sonnet 73
The speaker in sonnet 73 employs three different metaphors to describe his aging process: a tree, a day, and a fire; his purpose is to emphasize the strength of love.
shakespeare sonnet 73 • that time of year thou mayst in me behold • metaphor • aging • black night
The speaker in sonnet 73 employs three different metaphors to describe his aging process: a tree, a day, and a fire; his purpose is to emphasize the strength of love.
shakespeare sonnet 73 • that time of year thou mayst in me behold • metaphor • aging • black night
Shakespeare Sonnet 8
In Shakespeare's "Marriage Sonnet 8," the speaker for the first time evokes the joyful state of marriage itself, as he continues urging the young man to produce an heir.
shakespeare’s marriage sonnet 8 • music to hearwhy hear’st thou music sadly • the state of marriage • music metaphor • the young man
In Shakespeare's "Marriage Sonnet 8," the speaker for the first time evokes the joyful state of marriage itself, as he continues urging the young man to produce an heir.
shakespeare’s marriage sonnet 8 • music to hearwhy hear’st thou music sadly • the state of marriage • music metaphor • the young man
Shakespeare Sonnet 9
In Sonnet 9, the speaker queries the young man about another possible reason for his remaining single: does he fear leaving some poor woman a widow?
shakespeare sonnet 9 • is it for fear to wet a widow’s eye • chiding the young man for not marrying • a crying widow • issuless
In Sonnet 9, the speaker queries the young man about another possible reason for his remaining single: does he fear leaving some poor woman a widow?
shakespeare sonnet 9 • is it for fear to wet a widow’s eye • chiding the young man for not marrying • a crying widow • issuless
Shakespeare Sonnet 96
Sonnets 18-126 are often misidentified as being addressed to a "young man." Actually, the speaker is exploring the many aspects of his writing talent.
shakespeare sonnet 96 • some say thy fault is youthsome wantonness • sonnets 18-126 • misidentified as being addressed to a young man • writer’s block
Sonnets 18-126 are often misidentified as being addressed to a "young man." Actually, the speaker is exploring the many aspects of his writing talent.
shakespeare sonnet 96 • some say thy fault is youthsome wantonness • sonnets 18-126 • misidentified as being addressed to a young man • writer’s block
Shakespeare's Sonnet No. 130
Is Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 a moving and radical attempt to write a realistic love poem, or an attack on his work of his poetic contemporaries?
shakespeare sonnet 130 • blazon. • my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun • any she belied by false compare • edmund spenser
Is Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 a moving and radical attempt to write a realistic love poem, or an attack on his work of his poetic contemporaries?
shakespeare sonnet 130 • blazon. • my mistress eyes are nothing like the sun • any she belied by false compare • edmund spenser
Shakespeare's Sonnet No.4
Shakespeare combines themes of inheritance, usury and sexual innuendo whilst urging the beloved to marry.
shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness • renaissance usury • the merchant of venice • shakespeare sexual innuendo
Shakespeare combines themes of inheritance, usury and sexual innuendo whilst urging the beloved to marry.
shakespeare sonnet 4 • unthrifty loveliness • renaissance usury • the merchant of venice • shakespeare sexual innuendo
Just Strong Enough
Sometimes a little inspiration as expressed in early spring flowers is strong enough to change one's perception of reality.
inspiration • soul • spirit • flowers • shakespeare
Sometimes a little inspiration as expressed in early spring flowers is strong enough to change one's perception of reality.
inspiration • soul • spirit • flowers • shakespeare
Sonnet 42: A Love Justified
<font face="times new roman" color=black size=2>Delusion might save us from heartache momentarily, but it is not an absolute defense. In Sonnet 42, William Shakespeare illustrates the pain involved in betrayal, and the efforts we make to save ourselves, and those we love from the truth.</font>
sonnet • love • betrayal • delusion • defense
<font face="times new roman" color=black size=2>Delusion might save us from heartache momentarily, but it is not an absolute defense. In Sonnet 42, William Shakespeare illustrates the pain involved in betrayal, and the efforts we make to save ourselves, and those we love from the truth.</font>
sonnet • love • betrayal • delusion • defense
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