William Shakespeare is a man known for his amazing works in relation to theatre. Some of his most famous works and most discussed are Romeo and Juliet or Hamlet. Not only did he create several plays that are still taught in the modern world, he created a few poems/sonnets that are also still highly acknowledged. A sonnet is a piece of literature that is only fourteen lines long. Many of the poets of Shakespeare’s time had their own rhyme scheme. Shakespeare also created his own personalized sonnet style which are now known as Shakespearean sonnets. These sonnets contain a particular rhyme: ABABCDCDEFEFGG. These sonnets also consist of iambic pentameter, which is also featured within the Shakespearean plays as well. Some of his widely known
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Morality in this sonnet is in comparison to the right and wrong actions of love. When the correct actions are taken, love is able to continue on. “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds. Or bends with the remover to remove,” (Lines 4-5). These lines discuss that true love, when the correct actions are taken is able to live on. This sonnet discusses the conduct of love and what must be done to keep intact. In these particular lines it discusses the ‘code of conduct’ of true love is that of which can survive through issues and is able to refrain from giving up in tough situations. Lines 11 through 12 also discuss more of the morality of love. In these lines, it states that love bears through the tough times, even when the tough times seem like too much. It is interesting for Shakespeare to provide his own thoughts and interpretation of morality in relation with true love as most sonnets do not contain this aspect. It also discusses how time is not something that can break true love up, but rather something that could strengthen it. It displays that true love is strong enough to deal with the aging process of individuals and focuses more so on the spirit of the person, something that is very common in metaphysical writing. This sonnet is especially interesting because it does not just discuses …show more content…
After Shakespeare’s large discussion on what love is, what true love looks like, and the morality of love, he provides a challenge at the end of the sonnet. This challenge not only strengthens the message of optimism in true love, but provokes deep thought from within the reader. “If this be error, and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved,” (Lines 13-14). These lines are saying that if he is wrong about his idea on love, then he never wrote anything and no man was ever loved. Obviously this challenge is ironic in the fact that men have clearly been loved and this challenge is presented in a sonnet, showing that he has wrote. This literary technique is special and highly interesting because it just affirms the fact that he is right in these thoughts of love, because if not, this sonnet would not exist. While some may believe that this challenge is just a demonstration of the troubled logic of this poem, others have been able to interpret it as a very vital aspect in affirming the poem as a whole. By using this writing technique, he is showing the fact that he is correct and also diminishes any chance that another author has of making a ‘reply’ sonnet concluding that he is wrong. Another highly interesting part of this poem is that he basically compares love to literature. As all know
Morality in this sonnet is in comparison to the right and wrong actions of love. When the correct actions are taken, love is able to continue on. “Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds. Or bends with the remover to remove,” (Lines 4-5). These lines discuss that true love, when the correct actions are taken is able to live on. This sonnet discusses the conduct of love and what must be done to keep intact. In these particular lines it discusses the ‘code of conduct’ of true love is that of which can survive through issues and is able to refrain from giving up in tough situations. Lines 11 through 12 also discuss more of the morality of love. In these lines, it states that love bears through the tough times, even when the tough times seem like too much. It is interesting for Shakespeare to provide his own thoughts and interpretation of morality in relation with true love as most sonnets do not contain this aspect. It also discusses how time is not something that can break true love up, but rather something that could strengthen it. It displays that true love is strong enough to deal with the aging process of individuals and focuses more so on the spirit of the person, something that is very common in metaphysical writing. This sonnet is especially interesting because it does not just discuses …show more content…
After Shakespeare’s large discussion on what love is, what true love looks like, and the morality of love, he provides a challenge at the end of the sonnet. This challenge not only strengthens the message of optimism in true love, but provokes deep thought from within the reader. “If this be error, and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved,” (Lines 13-14). These lines are saying that if he is wrong about his idea on love, then he never wrote anything and no man was ever loved. Obviously this challenge is ironic in the fact that men have clearly been loved and this challenge is presented in a sonnet, showing that he has wrote. This literary technique is special and highly interesting because it just affirms the fact that he is right in these thoughts of love, because if not, this sonnet would not exist. While some may believe that this challenge is just a demonstration of the troubled logic of this poem, others have been able to interpret it as a very vital aspect in affirming the poem as a whole. By using this writing technique, he is showing the fact that he is correct and also diminishes any chance that another author has of making a ‘reply’ sonnet concluding that he is wrong. Another highly interesting part of this poem is that he basically compares love to literature. As all know