Examples Of Juxtaposition In Shakespeare
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Through juxtaposition and symbolism, and the diction that Shakespeare uses to establish them, he argues that love transcends superficial conventional notions of desirable women. At the surface, Shakespeare uses juxtaposition to compare two contrasting images of women. He uses juxtaposition in either every couplet or individual line. Shakespeare contrasts the qualities of the ideal woman and the qualities of the woman whom he fancies. He starts the poem by saying: “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” (1). The poem kicks off by completely degrading part of the Mistress’s appearance by saying she looks nothing like what would be an idea look. Shakespeare compares how her lips are not the desired ideal shade of red, like coral (2). When fair hair is considered attractive, he ridicules her for having hair that is thick “like wires” and black (4). The poem follows up with a comparison of how her breasts are not white as snow, but rather “dun” or of a grayish color (3). At this place, he compares her to what could be the purest white, only to degrade her. A person during this time period would be found more attractive, by how paler his or her skin was. This emphasizes why he compares her breasts to the symbolic color of snow white, often considered
Through juxtaposition and symbolism, and the diction that Shakespeare uses to establish them, he argues that love transcends superficial conventional notions of desirable women. At the surface, Shakespeare uses juxtaposition to compare two contrasting images of women. He uses juxtaposition in either every couplet or individual line. Shakespeare contrasts the qualities of the ideal woman and the qualities of the woman whom he fancies. He starts the poem by saying: “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” (1). The poem kicks off by completely degrading part of the Mistress’s appearance by saying she looks nothing like what would be an idea look. Shakespeare compares how her lips are not the desired ideal shade of red, like coral (2). When fair hair is considered attractive, he ridicules her for having hair that is thick “like wires” and black (4). The poem follows up with a comparison of how her breasts are not white as snow, but rather “dun” or of a grayish color (3). At this place, he compares her to what could be the purest white, only to degrade her. A person during this time period would be found more attractive, by how paler his or her skin was. This emphasizes why he compares her breasts to the symbolic color of snow white, often considered