The reason or theories behind Shakespeare focusing on topics of love, friendship and marriage in his sonnets
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” - William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s dream. (Goodreads).
William Shakespeare was born approximately on April 23rd, 1564. William Shakespeare was also the eldest surviving son to his parents, therefore being the elder brother in the family. William Shakespeare’s younger siblings were Edmund, Gilbert, Richard, Anne and Joan. His relationship towards his younger siblings is unknown and remains a mystery. (Shakespeare’s life.).
William Shakespeare’s father had a blue-collar job, and worked initially as a leatherworker. William …show more content…
William Shakespeare then went on to marry a lady by the name of Anne Hathaway. Anne Hathaway was already carrying Shakespeare’s baby at that point in time, apparently during those years this was a fairly common situation, especially during that era. William Shakespeare’s wife, however, was actually 8 years old to Shakespeare, who was 18 years old at the time. Then, in 1585, William Shakespeare and his now wife, Anne Hathaway, had twins together, and this finalised the family and they did not have any more children after that. (Shakespeare’s …show more content…
Again, the sonnet was written during the time when Shakespeare was at a distance from his family and more precisely his beloved wife Anne Hathaway, which could be suggestive of feelings toward his married life coming out in his sonnets. In the second line of the sonnet “Admit impediments; love is not love” Shakespeare yet again brings in the topic of love back into his work. Love is definitely another main topic in sonnet 116 as Shakespeare mentions love a couple of times throughout the entire poem, namely at the very beginning of the sonnet in order to set the whole general mood and get a glimpse of where the sonnet is going to be leading to, and again at the very end of the sonnet, more specifically at the very last line, and the last word of the sonnet. Shakespeare’s sonnets came out and were published after the death of his son. One theory behind the reasons for common topics of love, friendship and marriage in his poem, may simply be because since he lost his child, he may have simply felt he failed. William Shakespeare may have resorted to sonnets for comfort and a general escape from reality, and they may have helped him since poetry and writing sonnets may have acted as an opiate on him. Thus, he may have felt relief and been able to drown his
“Love looks not with the eyes, but with the mind, And therefore is winged Cupid painted blind.” - William Shakespeare, A Midsummer Night’s dream. (Goodreads).
William Shakespeare was born approximately on April 23rd, 1564. William Shakespeare was also the eldest surviving son to his parents, therefore being the elder brother in the family. William Shakespeare’s younger siblings were Edmund, Gilbert, Richard, Anne and Joan. His relationship towards his younger siblings is unknown and remains a mystery. (Shakespeare’s life.).
William Shakespeare’s father had a blue-collar job, and worked initially as a leatherworker. William …show more content…
William Shakespeare then went on to marry a lady by the name of Anne Hathaway. Anne Hathaway was already carrying Shakespeare’s baby at that point in time, apparently during those years this was a fairly common situation, especially during that era. William Shakespeare’s wife, however, was actually 8 years old to Shakespeare, who was 18 years old at the time. Then, in 1585, William Shakespeare and his now wife, Anne Hathaway, had twins together, and this finalised the family and they did not have any more children after that. (Shakespeare’s …show more content…
Again, the sonnet was written during the time when Shakespeare was at a distance from his family and more precisely his beloved wife Anne Hathaway, which could be suggestive of feelings toward his married life coming out in his sonnets. In the second line of the sonnet “Admit impediments; love is not love” Shakespeare yet again brings in the topic of love back into his work. Love is definitely another main topic in sonnet 116 as Shakespeare mentions love a couple of times throughout the entire poem, namely at the very beginning of the sonnet in order to set the whole general mood and get a glimpse of where the sonnet is going to be leading to, and again at the very end of the sonnet, more specifically at the very last line, and the last word of the sonnet. Shakespeare’s sonnets came out and were published after the death of his son. One theory behind the reasons for common topics of love, friendship and marriage in his poem, may simply be because since he lost his child, he may have simply felt he failed. William Shakespeare may have resorted to sonnets for comfort and a general escape from reality, and they may have helped him since poetry and writing sonnets may have acted as an opiate on him. Thus, he may have felt relief and been able to drown his