Mrs. Durrance
Shakespeare Essay
15 February 2005 Poems written during the Elizabethan time tend to contain an unrealistic view of love. Some writers of this time are Edmund Spenser, Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh, and William Shakespeare. They had different subjects, themes and styles. Some poetry readers prefer Shakespeare over the others, this essay will examine the reasons for his popularity. The subjects of sonnets, by Shakespeare, normally address friendship. Other writers use passion. Most of his works have a young man "pining for love." "Sonnet 116" describes true love as a permanent feeling that does not go away with time, and when the physical beauty fades away. Although most writers focused on unrealistic