Sonnet 130 Sonnet 130, written by William Shakespeare, is a piece directed towards his mistress and describing a different kind of love toward her. While most poets directly describe the women they love with beautiful descriptions and comparisons to the beauties of life, William Shakespeare’s tone in this poem is sarcastic and mocking to those who exaggerated the praise of women. The poet openly describes his weakness toward the woman, expressing his infatuation for her unappealing features. In the poem, Shakespeare compares the woman with natural objects. For example, in line 1, he compares her eyes to that of the sun, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun,” describing how her eyes are dull, lifeless, and without color. William
