At the beginning of the sonnet, the speaker starts by challenging his lover to leave him if she dares. Dares her to do her worst to him. “But do thy worst to steal thy self away” (1). Lines three through 4 can be interpreted as him being confidence in his statement. “And life no longer than thy love will stay,” I will live as long as I as you by my side. “For it depends upon that love of thine.” For that, it …show more content…
One for each quatrain and the concluding two sentences for the final couplet. By splitting the couplet apart, the author is able to add more stress to the meaning behind the couplet. The speaker starts the couplet by asking a question, then proceeds to answer his own with a statement. “But what's so blessed-fair that fears no blot? Thou mayst be false, and yet I know it not.” (13-14). He questions his “perfect” love and finally being able to through his ignorance. Seeing that there could be a possibility that his lover maybe having a different affair with someone else. The syntax keeps the flow of the poem at a steady rate that can be described as linear to show the reader his “boldness” and “courage” in each sentence. Each one increasing the standards of which he thinks his love one see him. By saying he will die the moment his lover thinks poorly of him, he is indirectly stating that she loves him. This sort of backward thinking is required to fully understand the meaning behind the