The Importance Of Relationships In Shakespeare's Sonnet 130
Power influences the dynamics of relationships by making one feel less important in a relationship. An unbalanced relationship is not a healthy relationship. In “Sonnet 130”, William Shakespeare speaks about his mistress metaphorically, compares her to nature, and states how their love is different and rare. In “My Papa’s Waltz”, Theodore Roethke illustrates a father who is under the influences, dancing around the kitchen with his child, trying to dance his child to sleep. Therefore, Shakespeare and Roethke use diction, imagery, and detail to convey the complexities of power and their effect on the dynamics of relationships. In “Sonnet 130”, Shakespeare utilizes diction to reveal the speaker’s satirical and living shifts in tone to highlight the mistress’ beauty compared
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to ideal displays. Throughout most of the poem, Shakespeare incorporates diction to express the speaker’s ridicule about his mistress. At the beginning of the poem, the speaker describes his mistress by stating, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” (line1). Shakespeare’s comedic usage of the words “nothing like” helps portray how the appearance of the mistress is different in comparison to the ideal female. The meaning of “nothing like”, as used in the poem, can represent the unique relationship that the speaker creates for his mistress’s image compared to nature. As the poem progresses, Shakespeare employs lovingness in order to convey his love for his mistress. After the speaker describes his mistress indifferently, he states, “And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare” (line 13). Shakespeare’s application of the phrase “love as rare as any” helps portray the speaker’s recognition of his mistress in regards to the concept of love compared to contradictory expositions. In addition, through “My Papa’s Waltz”, Roethke utilizes diction to convey the speaker’s traumatizing and affectionate shifts in tone towards his father.
Throughout stanza one, the speaker incorporates word choice to express his concern for his father’s addiction to alcohol. The son’s loyalty was expressed when he states, “...But I hung on like death...” (line 3). Roethke’s use of word choice in the phrase “hung on like death” depicts an image of his son hugging his father, as a sign of care towards his father. In contrast, Roethke’s variation of words in stanza four alters to a more devoted tone towards the effect of his father’s alcoholism on his childhood. As the father walks the speaker to bed, the speaker’s actions are demonstrated by, “...still clinging to your shirt.” (line 16). Roethke uses of words “clinging to your” to present the idea that even though the speaker’s father’s actions during his exceeded pleasures of alcohol were unruly, the speaker continued to demonstrate loyalty towards his father. The meaning of “clinging to your”, as used in the poem, can represent the loyal relationship between the speaker and its father, while experiencing indifferent behaviors within their
father.
to ideal displays. Throughout most of the poem, Shakespeare incorporates diction to express the speaker’s ridicule about his mistress. At the beginning of the poem, the speaker describes his mistress by stating, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” (line1). Shakespeare’s comedic usage of the words “nothing like” helps portray how the appearance of the mistress is different in comparison to the ideal female. The meaning of “nothing like”, as used in the poem, can represent the unique relationship that the speaker creates for his mistress’s image compared to nature. As the poem progresses, Shakespeare employs lovingness in order to convey his love for his mistress. After the speaker describes his mistress indifferently, he states, “And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare” (line 13). Shakespeare’s application of the phrase “love as rare as any” helps portray the speaker’s recognition of his mistress in regards to the concept of love compared to contradictory expositions. In addition, through “My Papa’s Waltz”, Roethke utilizes diction to convey the speaker’s traumatizing and affectionate shifts in tone towards his father.
Throughout stanza one, the speaker incorporates word choice to express his concern for his father’s addiction to alcohol. The son’s loyalty was expressed when he states, “...But I hung on like death...” (line 3). Roethke’s use of word choice in the phrase “hung on like death” depicts an image of his son hugging his father, as a sign of care towards his father. In contrast, Roethke’s variation of words in stanza four alters to a more devoted tone towards the effect of his father’s alcoholism on his childhood. As the father walks the speaker to bed, the speaker’s actions are demonstrated by, “...still clinging to your shirt.” (line 16). Roethke uses of words “clinging to your” to present the idea that even though the speaker’s father’s actions during his exceeded pleasures of alcohol were unruly, the speaker continued to demonstrate loyalty towards his father. The meaning of “clinging to your”, as used in the poem, can represent the loyal relationship between the speaker and its father, while experiencing indifferent behaviors within their
father.