An Analysis of "Sonnet 30" by William Shakespeare "Sonnet 30" by the great William Shakespeare is a vastly contrasting poem in the sense that it presents its rather large main problem in twelve sorrow filled lines and solves this same rather large problem with a simplistic two lines. The poem starts by painting a vivid mental picture of a forlorn person who is lounging all by themselves in a solitary and placid place while pondering deeply on all the memories of the past. The author illustrates
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Winter sonnet 3 areas‚ build to TWIST‚ don’t make obvious what the couplet will “resolve” or conclude or point out! I enclosed some specific negatives for reference‚ but frankly‚ I wouldn’t go there; I wouldn’t mention much in the way of negatives; I would just talk about the activities in each setting and how good they feel>>>> and then highlight how even as good as they are‚ that the whole of them together in the winter season is more than simply the sum of their parts; it’s the combination
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Theme Although the most obvious theme in most of the Shakespearian sonnets‚ including this one‚ is love‚ there is always an underlying theme. In this poem‚ it is time; immortality and the transience of beauty. The speaker mentions numerous times throughout the poem that “every fair from fair sometime declines” be it that of nature‚ “summer’s lease hath all too short a date” and eventually Autumn begins in which the leaves shrivel and die‚ or that of the subject. From the third quatrain onwards‚
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the poem Holy Sonnet 10‚ the speaker starts talking down on Death‚ whom he treats as a person. He tells Death not to be so proud‚ because he’s really not as scary or powerful as most people think. The speaker then starts talking in contradictions‚ saying that people don’t really die when they meet Death – and neither will the speaker. Then‚ he insults Death by comparing him to "rest and sleep‚" two things that aren’t scary at all. The speaker calls Death a "slave"‚ saying that death is just a "short
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attitudes to love can be found in sonnets 116 and 130? In sonnet 116 it defines love‚ by telling both what it is and is not. In the first quatrain Shakespeare talks about what love is not. Shakespeare says that love is “the marriage of true minds” which is a metaphor for true love‚ ideal and perfect love. Shakespeare uses the word “minds” rather than words like “hearts”‚ he does this to let us know that perfect love is a partnership of the two thinking. Shakespeare then goes on to say “which alters
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fast as they see others grow; And nothing ’gainst Time’s scythe can make defence Save breed‚ to brave him when he takes thee hence. -- William Shakespeare The Dissection of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 12 William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 12 portrays the impending limitations of time. The speaker asserts that beauty fades as everyone must fall to the wastes of time. The speaker’s only solution
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William Shakespeare was a famous play write and was widely known for his sonnets‚ plays and was considered as the greatest writer in the English language. He wrote many tragic plays‚ one of which was Hamlet. In Hamlet‚ there are many themes; one of the most pertinent themes is death. Throughout this play‚ Hamlet encapsulates the theme of death. Death is represented in the play when the late King Hamlet dies‚ by the hands of the villainous Claudius‚ Hamlets uncle. Hamlet is obsessed with the idea
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Sonnets 50 and 51 paired together depict a theme of travel. Specifically‚ the speakers travels on horseback. These travels cause him great despair because he is leaving behind his beloved young man. Shakespeare begins the poem with “How heavy do I journey on the way”. Heavy is describing the emotional burden he feels as he reluctanly leaves his friend. As the sonnet continues‚ the speakers feelings of misery become greater. Consequently‚ he draws an analogy between himself and the horse
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Sonnet 129 Shakespeare was one of the most influential writers of his time and fortunately we have the opportunity to study his work and interpret what his sonnets complex meanings could be. The sonnet that I chose is number 129 in his collection. I chose this sonnet because the theme and story really spoke to me and my current situation in life. I know how it is to long and lust for someone so much that it hurts beyond words. To lust and even have but know its not right. The love that Shakespeare
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Occasionally it seems as if Shakespeare is holding up love as the most intensely wonderful and perfect feeling one could experience. Yet‚ most of the time‚ it seems that Shakespeare cannot describe a single couple that is actually as perfect as it appears to be. At first I thought that Shakespeare was criticizing love as an ideal‚ saying that it actually does not exist and is too perfect an ideal to ever be reached. The sonnets are the only clue that Shakespeare gave legitimacy to the concept
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