When everyone is asked to give an example of Shakespeare, they will usual talk about Hamlet, Romeo and Juliet, or even one of the films. One major part of Shakespeare’s work that is frequently undervalued is the sonnets. 5 Months ago I was one of the people mentioned above. When coming into the course, I had minimal information about the sonnets and assumed it was another piece of literature that teachers went on and on about but had no true meaning or value behind it. Once I started reading and scanning the sonnets, to my surprise, not only were they very good reads, they also had many under lying themes that coincided with many of the plays.
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” In Sonnet 18, one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, …show more content…
A similar message is conveyed in Sonnet 30 in which Shakespeare says “But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, all losses are restored, and sorrows end” which means that when you lose someone close to you, you are going to be sad until death. Death was a major theme in many of Shakespeare’s Tragedies including some of his best plays such as Hamlet and King Lear. In Hamlet, Hamlet and Ophelia are these two lovers who are crazy about each other. However, due to hamlet having to act mad, they get into a fight and leaves Ophelia distraught. This eventually leads to Ophelia killing herself and although Hamlet is upset, he still goes on with his main goal of killing Claudius, hence the love not lasting forever. In King Lear, this is shown in the final scene when Cordelia is killed and then King Lear is so saddened by this that he actually dies of “heartbreak.” This shows how Lear is following the theme expressed in Sonnet 30. So Shakespeare shows the sadder side of love in his plays, specifically the Tradegies, and some of the
“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” In Sonnet 18, one of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, …show more content…
A similar message is conveyed in Sonnet 30 in which Shakespeare says “But if the while I think on thee, dear friend, all losses are restored, and sorrows end” which means that when you lose someone close to you, you are going to be sad until death. Death was a major theme in many of Shakespeare’s Tragedies including some of his best plays such as Hamlet and King Lear. In Hamlet, Hamlet and Ophelia are these two lovers who are crazy about each other. However, due to hamlet having to act mad, they get into a fight and leaves Ophelia distraught. This eventually leads to Ophelia killing herself and although Hamlet is upset, he still goes on with his main goal of killing Claudius, hence the love not lasting forever. In King Lear, this is shown in the final scene when Cordelia is killed and then King Lear is so saddened by this that he actually dies of “heartbreak.” This shows how Lear is following the theme expressed in Sonnet 30. So Shakespeare shows the sadder side of love in his plays, specifically the Tradegies, and some of the