Let Me Not Into The Marriage Of True Minds Analysis
Aubrey Bliss
Composition II
Mr. Harber
19 March 2018
Let Me not into the Marriage of True Minds
Considered the “Bard of Avon,” Shakespeare wrote many great sonnets during his time and is considered the greatest romance dramatist there was. Most of his works are known for capturing human emotion and the conflict they may bring many of which are loved worldwide (Biography). Married by the time he was eighteen to Anne Hathaway, he had three children by 1585. A few years after the last two children were born he left to go to London while Anne and their children stayed in Stratford (Folger). “Let me not into the marriage of true minds” is Shakespeare's 116th sonnet. Historically speaking, Shakespeare has been known as a passionate, intense and …show more content…
It also indicates that love is not love and that if it ever changes, it was never love in the first place and cannot bend under certain circumstances. It also states that if the love between them changes that it was never love. This could have been very true in their time as well as to some extent today's because we used to believe that if you divorced or separated than you did not care as much as you say you did. Many today, however, do not believe this and feel that love can change within …show more content…
We no longer expect everyone to marry for means of survival. We no longer expect people to remain married once they have been if they are not fully committed to it. “Let Me not Into the Marriage of True Minds,” I think it speaks a lot about today’s society because we do not do all the things that were once seen as sacred or of high importance. We now have accepted that not everyone wants marriage; unlike centuries before us where everyone was expected to marry to either keep the family name going or to make sure the family survived. We no longer marry because we must, we marry because we want to in most cases. We expect someone to marry for love and happiness. We realize now that in our society we do not have to do the things that once had to be
Composition II
Mr. Harber
19 March 2018
Let Me not into the Marriage of True Minds
Considered the “Bard of Avon,” Shakespeare wrote many great sonnets during his time and is considered the greatest romance dramatist there was. Most of his works are known for capturing human emotion and the conflict they may bring many of which are loved worldwide (Biography). Married by the time he was eighteen to Anne Hathaway, he had three children by 1585. A few years after the last two children were born he left to go to London while Anne and their children stayed in Stratford (Folger). “Let me not into the marriage of true minds” is Shakespeare's 116th sonnet. Historically speaking, Shakespeare has been known as a passionate, intense and …show more content…
It also indicates that love is not love and that if it ever changes, it was never love in the first place and cannot bend under certain circumstances. It also states that if the love between them changes that it was never love. This could have been very true in their time as well as to some extent today's because we used to believe that if you divorced or separated than you did not care as much as you say you did. Many today, however, do not believe this and feel that love can change within …show more content…
We no longer expect everyone to marry for means of survival. We no longer expect people to remain married once they have been if they are not fully committed to it. “Let Me not Into the Marriage of True Minds,” I think it speaks a lot about today’s society because we do not do all the things that were once seen as sacred or of high importance. We now have accepted that not everyone wants marriage; unlike centuries before us where everyone was expected to marry to either keep the family name going or to make sure the family survived. We no longer marry because we must, we marry because we want to in most cases. We expect someone to marry for love and happiness. We realize now that in our society we do not have to do the things that once had to be