Through the use of opposite tones, Shakespeare and Byron both end up reaching the same conclusion of true beauty is on the inside.
In the beginning of She Walks in Beauty the poet is persuading the audience that his love is perfect, while in Sonnet 130, the poet is mocking typical beauty standards. The first stanza of She Walks in Beauty starts off with the speaker admiring his love: "She walks in beauty, like the night/ Of cloudless climes and starry skies..." (Byron, 1-2). Byron is idolizing his partner by stating that she is as lovely as a cloudless night with bright stars. This alliteration and imagery helps persuade the tone of admiring and peaceful, she has the best of both. The beginning of Sonnet 130 is the total opposite: "My mistress' …show more content…
Byron carries on admiring her balance and harmony: "And all that's best of dark and bright" (3). Byron believes that his beloved is the perfect balance between the dark and light; any more or less she won't be prefect anymore. This is an unrealistic comparison to a human, since no one can be perfect. In contrast, Shakespeare knows that comparing his love to unrealistic ideals is not what he wants to accomplish. "Coral is far more red then her lips' red..." (2). Shakespeare uses more imagery to show the audience that his love is not a beauty. She is a realistic looking. Not only is he stating that she's unattractive, the audience can get a feel that he is mocking all the other authors who use cliché lines to represent beauty. In the second stanza of She Walks In Beauty, Byron is still discussing his beloveds beauty: "Had half impaired the nameless grace/ Which waves in every raven trees" (9). The nameless grace is seen in every lock of her raven colored hair and it brightens up her perfect face. Shakespeare also continues by discussing his loves looks: "If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head" (4). Both are exaggerated metaphors. Byron's idea of her hair is too positive and Shakespeare's is too
In the beginning of She Walks in Beauty the poet is persuading the audience that his love is perfect, while in Sonnet 130, the poet is mocking typical beauty standards. The first stanza of She Walks in Beauty starts off with the speaker admiring his love: "She walks in beauty, like the night/ Of cloudless climes and starry skies..." (Byron, 1-2). Byron is idolizing his partner by stating that she is as lovely as a cloudless night with bright stars. This alliteration and imagery helps persuade the tone of admiring and peaceful, she has the best of both. The beginning of Sonnet 130 is the total opposite: "My mistress' …show more content…
Byron carries on admiring her balance and harmony: "And all that's best of dark and bright" (3). Byron believes that his beloved is the perfect balance between the dark and light; any more or less she won't be prefect anymore. This is an unrealistic comparison to a human, since no one can be perfect. In contrast, Shakespeare knows that comparing his love to unrealistic ideals is not what he wants to accomplish. "Coral is far more red then her lips' red..." (2). Shakespeare uses more imagery to show the audience that his love is not a beauty. She is a realistic looking. Not only is he stating that she's unattractive, the audience can get a feel that he is mocking all the other authors who use cliché lines to represent beauty. In the second stanza of She Walks In Beauty, Byron is still discussing his beloveds beauty: "Had half impaired the nameless grace/ Which waves in every raven trees" (9). The nameless grace is seen in every lock of her raven colored hair and it brightens up her perfect face. Shakespeare also continues by discussing his loves looks: "If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head" (4). Both are exaggerated metaphors. Byron's idea of her hair is too positive and Shakespeare's is too