Sonnet 130

over the world can relate to the theme no matter what time period it is. Classic stories remain timeless because their messages stay constant in today’s society. One theme defined in literature is that love doesn’t always have to be perfect. In “Sonnet 130”, the main character says, “I love to hear her speak, yet well I know that music hath a far more pleasing sound.” (Shakespeare 9-10) This piece shows how he still loves her even with her flaws. In today’s society, people want to be with the…

see examples of this in “Sonnet 18: Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” and “Sonnet 130: My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun.” As one can tell from the titles, these are drastically different poems. Just by analyzing the titles, one can assess that Sonnet 18 seems positive while Sonnet 130 seems negative. This is because the first 126 Sonnets were speaking of a “Fair Youth,” and Sonnets 127-152 are speaking of a “Dark Lady” (Dautch). Although Sonnet 18 and 130 have the same theme of…

The sonnet that is at the beginning of Romeo and Juliet gives a summary of the storyline. In the poem, the most important point of the story is described. “A pair of star-cross’d lovers take their life,” explains the death of Romeo and Juliet. They love each other so much that they take their lives to be with each other. Aside from the climax being included in the poem, the other main parts of the story are briefly mentioned. The beginning of the poem recounts how the story leads up to the death…

them. Even some of the most famous writers show us this effect by talking of their own mistress, such as William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130”. In this sonnet, Shakespeare uses a judgemental tone along with blunt language to declare his lady’s charm and then closes with a prideful tone to express his love for her even after all of his negative words. In Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130”, he uses a judgemental tone to express through example…

Is it possible to love someone with all the flaws they have? Are flaws so important that it can enable someone to not love someone? Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare illustrates that everyone has flaws but one can still love them with all their flaws. It is possible to be able to love someone because of their flaws. The “mistress” is “nothing” “compare[d]” to the “sun”. The mistress is nothing but a flicker of a candle to the bright light of the sun. There are things that are brighter and…

In Shakespeare: Sonnet 130, by William Shakespeare, the sonnet paints an emotionally bitter picture of an ugly woman described by her lover, the speaker. The speaker points out the woman’s features by noting her conventionally unpleasant physical features by discussing his mistress’s real beauty, which is not perfect, but true. Also, the mistresses’ features are exaggerated by the way the speaker compares her to only polar opposites. The sonnet explores the broad idea of conventional beauty and…

Sonnet 130 is one out of Shakespeare 's sequence of love poems, 127-154. The sequence of poems has a subject centered around a woman named the"dark lady." In Sonnet 130 Shakespeare uses imagery, tone, vocabulary and the use of metaphors, to show that the traditional way of expressing love can cover up the real perception of love. To begin, Shakespeare was the third child out of six children. It took culture to determine Shakespeare 's date of birth although it is not concrete it is the most…

to the other side or not make it at all. As you travel through the tunnel, your going to have some changes and challenges come your way. Your going to have to battle with a lot of emotions in the stage of love. The original name to this poem is “Sonnet 130” I just wanted to make the title more interesting. From William Shakespeare, “the author of the poem” view he compares his woman to many spectacular things. This creates the effect of an expanding and developing argument, which does after all…

not recognize his sonnets, except for perhaps his eighteenth, which describes a lover who is compared to a beautiful summer day. The majority of his sonnets are fairly unknown to many people, so they miss the part of his writing that offers a more personal glance into his life and opinions. In his sonnets, Shakespeare masks himself behind an unknown, imaginary poet in order to communicate his personal beliefs on love, time, beauty, and competition. All 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets are…

or how they interact with the people around them. My Papa’s Waltz by Theodore Rothke describes a father and son relationship, and Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare describes the true beauty of his mistress that others may not understand. Therefore, both poets use diction to convey the complexities of power and their effect on the dynamics of relationships. In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare employs diction to reveal the satirical and loving shift in tone toward the perspective of his mistress’…