Today’s presentation will focus on “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” by William Shakespeare and “Sonnet 147” also by William Shakespeare. These poems‚ which both deal with the concept of beauty and love are interesting because they contradict each other even though they were written by the same poet and have the same themes. William Shakespeare lived from 1564 to 1616‚ an era known as the renaissance period. This obviously influenced Shakespeare’s writing as he wrote about love and beauty
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"liberties" does he believe Americans are willing to sacrifice? Siegfried believes Americans were willing to sacrifice both their political and personal liberties in the name of mass production and mass civilization. Americans weren’t necessarily sacrificing their rights like the freedom of speech or religion—their obsession with efficiency of production was obstructing their personal liberties. In order to meet the production quota‚ Americans were willing to sacrifice pride in and quality of their
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In the poem‚ “To His Coy Mistress” and “My Last Duchess” there is more of a contrast of the women’s attitude than a comparison. Although‚ there wasn’t much revealed about the women other than the speaker’s brief interpretation along with the literary devices metaphor‚ and hyperbole‚ as well as the divergent tones of insistent‚ despairing‚ dramatic and ironic. When comparing and contrasting the attitude of both speakers‚ is it easy to notice the disparity between the men and their approaches concerning
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Regards toward his Mistress in "Sonnet 130" "Sonnet 130" compares William Shakespeare’s mistress to typical‚ natural beauty; each time drawing attention to his mistress’ obvious imperfections. He addresses her as if she cannot compare to the ideal appearances women are expected to look like in that of the natural world. The comparisons Shakespeare addresses highlight aspects of nature‚ such as snow (3)or coral (2) yet; each comparison proves to be unflatteringly about his mistress. However‚ in the
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Within Shakespeare’s poem “My Mistress’ Eye Are Nothing Like The Sun”‚ Shakespeare essentially describes his mistress as an ugly abomination‚ with “wired” hair and dull lips‚ compared to the rest of society. Basically‚ Shakespeare make it seem as if the speaker’s mistress has no redeeming qualities that any other women could have. The speaker compares her physical attributes to the ‘beauty’ of nature‚ but rather than providing imagery for the audience that allows them to picture a beautiful woman
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way someone or something appears to someone could even start controversie or conflicts because the way one sees something could be different from how someone else sees it. In William’s Shakespeare’s sonnet‚ “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun‚” the speaker is comparing his mistress to false interpretations
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discussed in class was beauty. One poem we read was “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing like the Sun” by William Shakespeare. He is describing the love he has for his mistress. A play called “Beauty” written by Jane Martin shows society definition of beauty. Both poems are showing ugliness masked by beauty. Shakespeare wrote his poem about a mistress who is not beautiful but he finds beauty in her flaws. Shakespeare uses metaphors to describe his mistress. “If hairs be wires‚ black wires grow on her head
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• Shakira 24 Feb. 2012 “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” is a sonnet written by William Shakespeare where he talks about the beauty of his mistress being less than what he is comparing her too. Mistress was the term used in Shakespeare’s time to refer to a wife or sweetheart. Shakespeare’s describes his mistress as an imperfect woman. His love for his mistress is from the heart rather than loving her with her
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My Thoughts on “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun” Gabrielle Willis Dr. Ingo Stoehr English 1302.V99 27 February 2013 Outline I. Introduction II. Purpose a. Love Parody b. To show he loves her III. Form c. Sonnet d. Iambic Pentameter e. “Turn” f. Alternating pairs g. Couplet Conclusion IV. Content h. Description i. Comparison j. Satire k. Hyperbole of the Allusion V. Conclusion William
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“My Mistress Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” is William Shakespeare’s 130th sonnet. It follows the traditional sonnet style that many of Shakespeare’s poem incorporate. The sonnet is 14 lines long and has an ababcdcdefefgg rhyme scheme as do many of Shakespeare’s famous works. Lines 1 and 3 rhyme sun and dun‚ lines 2 and 4 rhyme red and head‚ lines 5 and 7 rhyme white and delight‚ lines 6 and 8 rhyme cheeks and reeks‚ lines 9 and 11 rhyme know and go‚lines 10 and 12 rhyme sound and ground‚ and lines
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