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Shakespeare Sonnet 18
William Shakespeare's sonnet, "Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer's Day," is one the bard's most widely anthologized sonnets.
• william shakespeare
• sonnet 18
• sonnet xviii
• quatrains
• couplet
Shakespeare Sonnet 19
In Sonnet 19, the speaker personifies and challenges Time to devastate his art as he does all living creatures as they age; then he declares that Time cannot do so.
• shakespeare
• marriage sonnets
• dark lady sonnets
• sonnet 18
• devouring time
Shakespeare Sonnet 25
The speaker in Sonnet 25 claims that only unconditional love is worth cherishing-fame and status are fleeting, but love will continue to give joy and gladness.
• shakespeare sonnet 25
• let those who are in favour with their stars
• great princes’ favourites their fair leaves spread
• talent
• unconditinal love
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
Shakespeare Sonnet 46
In Shakespeare sonnet 46, the speaker explores and dramatizes the conflict between two sensibilities: the aesthetic sense or "eye" vs. pure feeling or "heart."
• shakespeare sonnet 46
• mine eye and heart are at a mortal war
• conflict between two sensibilities
• aesthetic sense
• pure feeling
Shakespeare Sonnet No.18
Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 is a clever piece of rhetoric - a love poem about the consequences of writing love poetry.
• shakespeare sonnet 18
• shall i compare thee to a summer's day
• love poetry
• sonneteering
• so long lives this and this gives life to thee
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 48
In sonnet 48, the speaker dramatizes the effects of an audience whose poverty of intelligence and faith might culminate in disdain for his dedicated art.
• shakespeare sonnet 48
• how careful was i when i took my way
• whom my jewels trifles are
• lock’d up in any chest
• thou wilt be stol’n i fear
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
Shakespearean Wedding Readings
Suggestions for extracts from The Bard's plays and sonnets that will make your big day a truly memorable occasion. Includes advice on practising your reading.
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• shakespeare wedding readings
• romeo and juliet wedding reading
• twelfth night wedding reading
• sonnet 18 wedding reading