Research Paper Mood Love, life and death, the key fundamentals of humanity. All affiliated to religion, yet detached by it. In “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”, William Shakespeare is comparing his lover’s eyes to the natural beauty in a mocking way, yet always making nature’s elegance fascinating. Throughout this sonnet, William Shakespeare subdues his lover’s charm by portraying her as crowded with imperfections showing frankness and simplicity. Furthermore, In “Twas warm-at-first-like Us”, a corpse burial is implemented, demonstrating a transition from life to death, and emphasizing the dead body by using “it” when referring to the corpse, showing the separation between the speaker and the corpse and showing death’s isolation.
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“Coral is far more red than her lips’ red”(Arp 807), the author presents the acceptance of imperfectness of his lover in a sympathetic way, acknowledging the natural delicacy as better than artificial artistry. “But no such roses I see in her cheeks”(Arp 807), William Shakespeare demonstrates how unique his lover appears to be, he seems to adore her unique features. The sonnet’s mockingly flirtful mood exposes the love and admiration he has for his mistress in the most simplistic and frank way, mocking the style in which other men compare women to goddesses. This mood also demonstrates the prudent interpretation of love, if it was not for the mocking-effect created love would still be implied as …show more content…
Emily Dickinson was born to a very religious family, at a young age, the realization that she did not share the same ideology as her friends and family, christianity did not associate well with her personal beliefs. “she seems to have retained a belief in the soul’s immortality”(Habegger), the relevance of death in her poems manifest a profound meaning in her life. It is as if death was a next door neighbor, constantly there to display support whenever Emily Dickinson felt disoriented. “Dickinson was to be the only member of her family who did not experience conversion or join Amherst’s First Congregational Church”(Habegger), although her family members attended church regularly, with an evangelistic flavour, Emily Dickinson failed to attain relief through christianity, forcing her to find alleviation in the never-ending idea of
“Coral is far more red than her lips’ red”(Arp 807), the author presents the acceptance of imperfectness of his lover in a sympathetic way, acknowledging the natural delicacy as better than artificial artistry. “But no such roses I see in her cheeks”(Arp 807), William Shakespeare demonstrates how unique his lover appears to be, he seems to adore her unique features. The sonnet’s mockingly flirtful mood exposes the love and admiration he has for his mistress in the most simplistic and frank way, mocking the style in which other men compare women to goddesses. This mood also demonstrates the prudent interpretation of love, if it was not for the mocking-effect created love would still be implied as …show more content…
Emily Dickinson was born to a very religious family, at a young age, the realization that she did not share the same ideology as her friends and family, christianity did not associate well with her personal beliefs. “she seems to have retained a belief in the soul’s immortality”(Habegger), the relevance of death in her poems manifest a profound meaning in her life. It is as if death was a next door neighbor, constantly there to display support whenever Emily Dickinson felt disoriented. “Dickinson was to be the only member of her family who did not experience conversion or join Amherst’s First Congregational Church”(Habegger), although her family members attended church regularly, with an evangelistic flavour, Emily Dickinson failed to attain relief through christianity, forcing her to find alleviation in the never-ending idea of