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    chc A TERM PAPER IN THE ENGLISH LITERATURE I. POEM ANALYSIS: Sonnet 41 by Shakespeare 1. Persona- The poem is about a youth and her personality. The youth is identified as young and beautiful and her beauty (or pleasing personality) ---as in‚ “Beauteous thou art”--- makes her susceptible to temptations thus‚ causing him to commit sins. The persona could be the poet himself accusing a beloved girl for her mistakes in life which are really expected. 2. Addressee- The persona is addressing

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    Shakespeare is expressing‚ though not in the first person‚ that he knows women are not the perfect beauties they are portrayed to be and that we should love them anyway. He uses two types of descriptions‚ one of their physical beauty and the other of their characteristics to make fun of all those ‘romantic’ poets trying to ‘brown nose’ the girls they like. One of the physical attributes‚ in the first quatrain‚ that he mentions is his "mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun‚" meaning she has no

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    William Shakespeare Thesis Statement: William Shakespeare: Often called England’s National Poet‚ the Bard of Avon‚ widely regarded as the greatest writer in the English language‚ the world’s pre-eminent dramatist and is an author who inspired and influenced the writer of our time. Outline: I. Introduction Shakespeare was a respected poet and playwright during his days. Many of his plays were published in editions of varying quality and accuracy during his lifetime. His plays remain highly

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    Shakespeare’s 18th and 130th sonnets have similar messages‚ and yet manage to contrast one another entirely. Both sonnets discuss the uselessness of applying superlatives to the description of a person. The Bard’s 18th sonnet‚ “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day‚” addresses someone who Shakespeare feels is more beautiful and perfect than a summer day and that even the clearest skies and loveliest flowers are no match for his beloved. Sonnet 130‚ “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun‚” also

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    Block - H 11 January 2010 Analysis for Shakespeare’s Sonnets Two and Three Sonnet 2... In Shakespeare’s Sonnet II‚ the sonnet progresses from a gentle warning‚ to a more stern threat by the end of the poem. In the first stanza‚ Shakespeare says that in forty years when the man is all wrinkled‚ the beauty of his youth will mean nothing. But if he has a child‚ then the legacy of his beauty will live on forever. In the second stanza‚ Shakespeare says that the man will hate himself if he does not have

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    the writings of one William Shakespeare have impacted and influenced a plethora of literary writers and entertainment creators all over the world. Although not a whole lot of information is known about Shakespeare‚ his influence has continued to be felt to this day through his writings. Sadly‚ Shakespeare would never live to see the glut of admiration and praise his writings received‚ due to his plays becoming extensively popular following his death on May 3‚ 1616. Shakespeare had a great deal of

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    Two Tones of Love Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29‚ and Sonnet 130 are both poems written about love. Although they are both speaking of love‚ the tone and delivery are vastly different. In Sonnet 29‚ it is apparent that the Shakespeare is writing the speaker talking to his love with the lines “Haply I think on thee”… “For thy sweet love remembered….” Meanwhile in Sonnet 130‚ Shakespeare is writing the speaker talking about his love to another person with the lines‚ “My mistress‚ when she walks

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    to this person. No poem nor song nor person could explain the feelings or love for that person. In Sonnet 130‚ Shakespeare wrote a sonnet about the person he loves and this love compares to no other. In most sonnets he has written he has compared beauty to the most beautiful things but this sonnet is different. He talks about her beauty but contrasted it from things that were beautiful. Shakespeare uses a critical and crucial tone to suggest that love oversees all flaws and that they do not matter

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    William Shakespeare is known very well across the world. He’s known for the greatest dramatist and he is the world’s famous author and finest poet in English language. With his wonderful talent he has produced thirty-seven plays. Shakespeare was born in Stratford-upon-Avon in England on April 23 1564. He was the third and eldest child of John and Mary Arden Shakespeare. Later on while his father John was mayor of Stratford‚ young William attended an excellent grammar school in his town which had

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    Shakespeare: A Question of Authorship William Shakespeare is considered to be the greatest playwright of all time. What Shakespeare did was to communicate his own words in a brilliant way. He created comedy‚ history‚ tragedy and poetry that were extremely amazing. The vast majority of scholars consider Shakespeare a modern genius. Surely he was just that. No other writer’s plays have been produced so many times or read so widely in so many countries as his History articles show William Shakespeare

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