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’s works, especially his sonnets, namely sonnet 30, sonnet 55 and sonnet 116 included ideas of love, friendship and marriage. Topics of such, are important to Shakespeare because of what went on in his family life during the time of his works and also what had occurred in Shakespeare’s past, thus, his personal issues and circumstances ended up being depicted and portrayed in his sonnets as topics as well as ideas of love, friendship, and marriage. …show more content…
William Shakespeare was the oldest and eldest son to his parents, who happened to live beyond infancy. Therefore, William Shakespeare was the eldest in the family among his fellow siblings. 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 leather worker. William Shakespeare's father eventually turned out to be a prominent and well-to-do business man down-the-line, therefore, it’s perfectly alright to say that William Shakespeare’s father was a business tycoon during that period in time. William Shakespeare’s mother was also quite a decent lady that descended from a reputable and aristocratic family called the Arden Family, which was their official …show more content…
William Shakespeare happened to work in London, while his wife Anne Hathaway and his children resided in Stratford. Many individuals hypothesise that the reason for the distance was a failing, or coming-apart marriage. However, at the same time, the main theatre at that time was located in London, so it’s highly probable that Shakespeare had simply no other choice than to live at a distance from his family to pursue his passion in the theatre. So, it’s more than likely that such a distance from family and relationships may have led to an unconscious fixation toward the need to fill in the empty gap of love and relationship because the distance alone means he most likely lacked any intimate relationships with his family, thus, these ideas ended up in Shakespeare’s sonnets, maybe unintentionally and unaware to Shakespeare himself. Therefore, it’s more than likely that living and working without coming into contact with his immediate family daily led to a strong urge to fulfil the empty gap, where love should have taken it’s place. (Shakespeare’s
“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’s works, especially his sonnets, namely sonnet 30, sonnet 55 and sonnet 116 included ideas of love, friendship and marriage. Topics of such, are important to Shakespeare because of what went on in his family life during the time of his works and also what had occurred in Shakespeare’s past, thus, his personal issues and circumstances ended up being depicted and portrayed in his sonnets as topics as well as ideas of love, friendship, and marriage. …show more content…
William Shakespeare was the oldest and eldest son to his parents, who happened to live beyond infancy. Therefore, William Shakespeare was the eldest in the family among his fellow siblings. 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 leather worker. William Shakespeare's father eventually turned out to be a prominent and well-to-do business man down-the-line, therefore, it’s perfectly alright to say that William Shakespeare’s father was a business tycoon during that period in time. William Shakespeare’s mother was also quite a decent lady that descended from a reputable and aristocratic family called the Arden Family, which was their official …show more content…
William Shakespeare happened to work in London, while his wife Anne Hathaway and his children resided in Stratford. Many individuals hypothesise that the reason for the distance was a failing, or coming-apart marriage. However, at the same time, the main theatre at that time was located in London, so it’s highly probable that Shakespeare had simply no other choice than to live at a distance from his family to pursue his passion in the theatre. So, it’s more than likely that such a distance from family and relationships may have led to an unconscious fixation toward the need to fill in the empty gap of love and relationship because the distance alone means he most likely lacked any intimate relationships with his family, thus, these ideas ended up in Shakespeare’s sonnets, maybe unintentionally and unaware to Shakespeare himself. Therefore, it’s more than likely that living and working without coming into contact with his immediate family daily led to a strong urge to fulfil the empty gap, where love should have taken it’s place. (Shakespeare’s