Love does not need conceits to be true.
Both sonnets are written by William Shakespeare. They were written on the year 1609. In many of his works the theme love seems to his favourite.
“Courtly Love”
In Sonnet 18, the writer describes how the person he is talking to is more temperate and fair than the beauty he sees in nature.
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines,
The writer concludes that the beauty of the person he’s talking to is not so fleeting because it will live as long as there are people to read this sonnet. His beloved’s beauty last longer than nature because it is immortalised in the verse. This lifts her to a goddess-like status.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, …show more content…
Sonnet 18 is effusive and traditional. Her beauty is more impressive than nature and is immortal through this verse. Sonnet 130 is ironic, satiric and literally more down to earth. While many poets have described their lovers with goddess-like qualities, the speaker in sonnet 130 is much more honest and practical. In fact, you could say that the speaker in sonnet 130 is challenging speakers in other poems, like the one in sonnet 18. It’s like he’s saying his loved one is just as rare and beautiful: he doesn’t need to make exaggerated comparisons to prove it. Shakespeare shows his versatility and/or the willingness to mock others and …show more content…
Also in sonnet 130 he speaks of how he loves to hear her speak and sing by saying "I love to hear her speak, yet well I know, That music hath a far more pleasing sound...". He says nothing about the woman's voice in sonnet 18.
Further more, in sonnet 130 it is clear that the woman he speaks of is very poor and most likely works for either him or someone close to him. However, in sonnet
18 it seems as though the lady is of equal state as he and has wealth.
In William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130, the speakers praise the beauty of their lovers through abundant metaphors and figurative imagery that uphold the theme of appearance. In Sonnet 18, the speaker begins his admiration with the initial lines of Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? , Thou art more lovely and more temperate . Here, the speaker claims his love is more beautiful than a summer day, claiming Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, / And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. The beauty of his love is greater than a summer day because the fair season often has strong winds that damage delicate flowers and the season is fleeting—it never lasts. Thus, the theme of appearance in Sonnet 18 is centered on the premise of youthful beauty, and the speaker goes to great lengths to compare his love to nature’s changing course. However, in contrasting Sonnet 18 with Sonnet 130, it is of note that the speaker never actually describes the physical appearance of his lover, but instead
Both sonnets are written by William Shakespeare. They were written on the year 1609. In many of his works the theme love seems to his favourite.
“Courtly Love”
In Sonnet 18, the writer describes how the person he is talking to is more temperate and fair than the beauty he sees in nature.
And often is his gold complexion dimm’d; And every fair from fair sometime declines,
The writer concludes that the beauty of the person he’s talking to is not so fleeting because it will live as long as there are people to read this sonnet. His beloved’s beauty last longer than nature because it is immortalised in the verse. This lifts her to a goddess-like status.
So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, …show more content…
Sonnet 18 is effusive and traditional. Her beauty is more impressive than nature and is immortal through this verse. Sonnet 130 is ironic, satiric and literally more down to earth. While many poets have described their lovers with goddess-like qualities, the speaker in sonnet 130 is much more honest and practical. In fact, you could say that the speaker in sonnet 130 is challenging speakers in other poems, like the one in sonnet 18. It’s like he’s saying his loved one is just as rare and beautiful: he doesn’t need to make exaggerated comparisons to prove it. Shakespeare shows his versatility and/or the willingness to mock others and …show more content…
Also in sonnet 130 he speaks of how he loves to hear her speak and sing by saying "I love to hear her speak, yet well I know, That music hath a far more pleasing sound...". He says nothing about the woman's voice in sonnet 18.
Further more, in sonnet 130 it is clear that the woman he speaks of is very poor and most likely works for either him or someone close to him. However, in sonnet
18 it seems as though the lady is of equal state as he and has wealth.
In William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130, the speakers praise the beauty of their lovers through abundant metaphors and figurative imagery that uphold the theme of appearance. In Sonnet 18, the speaker begins his admiration with the initial lines of Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? , Thou art more lovely and more temperate . Here, the speaker claims his love is more beautiful than a summer day, claiming Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, / And summer’s lease hath all too short a date. The beauty of his love is greater than a summer day because the fair season often has strong winds that damage delicate flowers and the season is fleeting—it never lasts. Thus, the theme of appearance in Sonnet 18 is centered on the premise of youthful beauty, and the speaker goes to great lengths to compare his love to nature’s changing course. However, in contrasting Sonnet 18 with Sonnet 130, it is of note that the speaker never actually describes the physical appearance of his lover, but instead