...through its material products (the script and the performance) a relative autonomy in comparison with the central court arts of poetry, prose fiction, and the propagandistic masque. When Shakespeare briefly turned to Ovidian romance in the 1590’s and, belatedly, probably also in the 1590’s, to the fashion for sonnets, he moved closer to the cultural and literary dominance of the court’s taste—to the fashionable modes of Ovid, Petrarch, and Neoplatonism—and to the need for patronage. Although the power of the sonnets goes far beyond their sociocultural roots, Shakespeare nevertheless adopts the culturally inferior role of the petitioner for favor, and there is an undercurrent of social and economic powerlessness in the sonnets, especially when a rival poet seems likely to supplant the poet. In short, Shakespeare’s nondramatic poems grow out of and articulate the strains of the 1590’s, when, like many ambitious writers and intellectuals on the fringe of the court, Shakespeare clearly needed to find a language in which to speak—and that was, necessarily, given to him by the court. What he achieved within this shared framework, however, goes far beyond any other collection of poems in the age. Shakespeare’s occasional poems are unquestionably minor, interesting primarily because he wrote them; his sonnets, on the other hand, constitute perhaps the language’s greatest collection of lyrics. They are love lyrics, and...
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...liamGet quotes daily Join Goodreads Shakespeare's Sonnets Quotes ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form Rate this book 1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare 50,445 ratings, 4.23 average rating, 557 reviews Shakespeare's Sonnets Quotes (showing 1-30 of 72) “Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, And summer's lease hath all too short a date: Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And too often is his gold complexion dimm'd: And every fair from fair sometimes declines, By chance or natures changing course untrimm'd; By thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest; Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou growest: So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee.” ― William Shakespeare, Shakespeare's Sonnets tags: love, shakespeare, youth 1092 likes Like “Love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no, it is an ever-fixed mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark...
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...Literature Through Time Literature depicts the morals of time it shift and morphs into less power in the divine and more faith in man. Stories began being written by monks and the clergy which in time turned into regular men with stores that focused on more secular matters. English literature fills up the gap between wars, between societal change, you can see time progressing, you can see our values and morals changing, you can see history passing by. In the beginning there was Bede, a philosopher, speaker of many languages, a man who looked around him and saw a world in peril that only God could save, a man full of faith. Time passes and we see Shakespeare, a genius, a man with a queen, a man who rallied against the common, Shakespeare was a man with deep loves and a strong voice. “The Story of Caedmon”, was written during a time when Christian religious dogma was primarily hagiography, “the telling of the life of virtuous men and women that represents what it means to be a good Christian.” These stories are used as a form of reflections on one’s life as to make it better in the future. Religious dogma needed to be made more accessible to the congregation which was widely illiterate, so the stories were written with easy points and then acted out so that the congregation would not only be awake and attentive, but so that these stories of morality and faith would really sink in. “Caedmon” is probably the earliest extant of Old English poetry, Bede tells about Caedmon, an...
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...SONNET 18 | PARAPHRASE | Shall I compare thee to a summer's day? | Shall I compare you to a summer's day? | Thou art more lovely and more temperate. | You are more beautiful and gentle. | Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, | Stormy winds will shake the May flowers, | And summer's lease hath all too short a date. | and summer lasts for too short of a time. | Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, | Sometimes the sun is too hot, | And often is his gold complexion dimm'd, | and many times it is overcast, | And every fair from fair sometime declines, | and everything beautiful eventually decays, | By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd. | either by some unforseen circumstance, or nature's course. | But thy eternal summer shall not fade | But your beauty will never fade | Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest, | or lose its inherent loveliness, | Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade, | even Death will not be able to claim you, | When in eternal lines to time thou growest. | when in my eternal poetry you will grow. | So long as men can breathe or eyes can see, | As long as there are people who see and breathe, | So long lives this and this gives life to thee. | this will live and give you life. | SONNET 29 | PARAPHRASE | When, in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, | When I’ve fallen out of favor with fortune and men, | I all alone beweep my outcast state | All alone I weep over my position as a social outcast...
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...Shakespeare was a writer that explored a range of emotions in both is drama and his poetry. His presentation of strong feelings, most particularly his presentation of love and passion, is a piece of his writing that has fascinated audiences and critics alike for centuries. It could be argued that his sonnets (166 and 130) and the play Romeo and Juliet best represents his exploration of strong feelings and of love. Romeo and Juliet is a love story written by Shakespeare, it is the most famous tragic love play. It is about “two star-crossed lovers” in different households both alike in dignity which is where the scene begins. At the beginning of the play, there’s a feud going on between the Capulet and Montague families. People involved in the feud have to defend their families and friends, even if that means bloodshed. The main thing is that Shakespeare was trying to describe an exotic place where the audience could believe a tragic love story might happen. Romeo and Juliet are about two households in Verona which is where the scene begins. Throughout the play Romeo and Juliet Shakespeare presents love as a strong and passionate emotion. He generally links love and religion in his play. The prologue is a 14 line sonnet. This describes two families that are both ‘alike in dignity’ and live in Verona; this also tells us that from each household ‘a pair of star-cross’d’ lovers will appears. Their lives are taken to mend the hatred between their families. In Act 1 Scene V takes...
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...Victoria Britos, Introduction to Literature Does time defeat love? Answer with reference to the Shakespeare’s sonnets read in class. Does the passing of time make love weaker or stronger? In Shakespeare´s sonnets Love does not have a single definition, but rather an intangible collection of characteristics. Together they create a powerful force, which seems to defeat all obstacles. The aim of this essay is to identify how Shakespeare uses nature, human physical appearance and irony throughout sonnet 116, in order to define love as an overwhelming force, that triumphs over time. In sonnet 116 Shakespeare uses imagery and metaphors from nature to represent both, what love is and what it is not. He presents a metaphor saying that love “looks on tempests and is never shaken”. The speaker tries to represent in our minds that real love is present in spite of harsh situations. When we really do love someone, it is possible to get through hard times. These bad situations, can work as experiences which make our love become stronger and thus help us maintain a steady relationship. Moreover, the speaker says that love “… is the star to every wandering bark”. The star makes reference to the “pole star” which was used to help navigators find their right way home. We can interpret these words by saying that when we are going through a bad situation love leads us to the right path. On the other hand, the speaker explains what love is not by saying “Let me not the marriage of true...
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...Explore the different attitudes to love are presented by the characters in Romeo and Juliet and the speakers in the sonnets you have studied. Love is presented through the use of characters, themes, linguistic, structural and contextual references. That pieces are ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare, ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare again, ‘Sonnet 43’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ‘Sonnet 130’ by Shakespeare and also ‘Sonnet 18’ again by Shakespeare. They were all written in the time that was considered the Elizabethan Era. A religious theme is set in both Romeo and Juliet and sonnet 43 to convey the attitudes to love. In Romeo and Juliet the theme of religion is used to express their love between each other and suggesting it is similar to religion can impose that it is a life-long commitment and will always be there even if they lose faith. At that time their attitude towards religion was very strong and it was their integral, which links to the love between Romeo and Juliet that now they have found it fully they will be part of each other’s’ lives for eternity. In Act 2, scene 2 Romeo states that Juliet’s eyes were “Two of the fairest stars in all of heaven” this is conveying that Juliet is angelic. Angels are referred to as innocent, Godly, pure and a good person; so although Romeo does not know a lot about her or even spoken to Juliet he is still portraying her as someone who is greatly looked up to and has, in the eyes of a religious person, the huge...
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...Hour by Carol Ann Duffy and Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare present two people’s ideas of love, and this is reflected in their relationships in which they depict. In Hour, a man describes how every moment with his lover is precious, and how he has overcome the hindrance of time. In Sonnet 116, the poetic voice attempts to define love in its most perfect form, by telling both what it is and what it is not. In both cases, the male speakers attempt to illustrate true love. Time is referred to in both poems as contradictory to love; however both relationships conquer time. In Hour, “Time hates love, wants love poor, but love spins gold, gold, gold from straw”. Duffy personifies time and love here as being enemies. The Love described is so strong that each moment lingers; it steals time, as the world slows down around them when they are together. Love overpowers time, as it is not susceptible to it; even if it is only for a short while, and “time hates” this, as it is usually in control. There is a reference to wealth throughout the poem, linking the great value of his lover to the great value of money, wealth. You cannot do anything in this world without money, and the lovers cannot do anything in this world without each other. Therefore, time “wants love poor”. It wants to devalue their relationship to stop them from profiting in love, so time is able to remain omnipotent. However “love spins gold, gold, gold from straw”. Love is precious and can change something worthless, no...
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...Presentation of love in sonnet 116.. Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare is a poem about love, not between a speaker and his lover, but as a concept. The poem determines what is meant by love, and proposes that, if it is true, love is one of life's constants which does not change with time or circumstance. In the opening lines of the poem, love is firstly presented in the conventional Christian marriage customs of that era, as it stresses the idea that love "the marriage of true minds" should be without "impediments" or barriers and obstacles. This suggests how at the time, there were rules on love which were expected to be followed, it therefore wouldn't result from lust and passion. Alternatively, Shakespeare may be presenting the idea that for love to be real, it must be flawless, if there are faults then it is not love. Shakespeare presents the idea of love being:"unshaken" by storms. And that it: " alters not", it is a constant, an "ever-fixed mark", just as a "star" is found in the night sky. This suggests that Love isn't temporary, it is a powerful, enduring emotion felt throughout a lifetime. This also presents love to be reliable and consistent as the metaphor for love is a "star" it suggests that love can be observed across the globe throughout time. Love is not restricted by time or place, but exists above all considerations. Shakespeare use of extreme language when describing that love "bears it out even to the edge of doom" presents love to be a positive force...
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...Compare the ways in which Shakespeare and Marvell have used poetic form, structure and language to present their thoughts and feelings of love Both Shakespeare and Marvell present a vast array of thoughts and feelings regarding love. Shakespeare makes his true thoughts and feelings apparent through a declaration in ‘Sonnet 116’ by stating how love cannot be shaken by adversary or changed by time. However, in Marvell’s ‘To his Coy Mistress’ the speaker is more impatient, presenting a sense of carnal desire to fulfil his sexual desires rather than true love. Where Shakespeare is influenced by the concept of romantic love in the Elizabethan era and follows traditional sonnet formats to create passion, Marvell creates a satirical tone to comment on romantic love through the conventions of a metaphysical poem. Despite this difference, time is personified in both poems to represent an enemy of all lovers. Shakespeare is inspired by his era and is more sincere and passionate in his portrayal and belief of true and constant love in ‘Sonnet 116’, whereas in Marvell’s ‘To his Coy Mistress’, the speaker is driven by passion and desire to fulfil lust, that could potentially turn into love. Marvell’s representation may be harsh, but it is more considerate of a harsher reality. Through structure, Shakespeare defines his true feelings of love – by telling the reader what love is, and what it isn’t. It presents the extreme ideal of romantic love and insists that this is the only love that...
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...TermPaperWarehouse.com - Free Term Papers, Essays and Research Documents The Research Paper Factory JoinSearchBrowseSaved Papers Search over 100,000 Essays Home Page » English and Literature Explore the Different Attitudes to Love Are Presented by the Characters in Romeo and Juliet and the Speakers in the Sonnets You Have Studied In: English and Literature Explore the Different Attitudes to Love Are Presented by the Characters in Romeo and Juliet and the Speakers in the Sonnets You Have Studied Explore the different attitudes to love are presented by the characters in Romeo and Juliet and the speakers in the sonnets you have studied. Love is presented through the use of characters, themes, linguistic, structural and contextual references. That pieces are ‘Romeo and Juliet’ written by William Shakespeare, ‘Sonnet 116’ by William Shakespeare again, ‘Sonnet 43’ by Elizabeth Barrett Browning, ‘Sonnet 130’ by Shakespeare and also ‘Sonnet 18’ again by Shakespeare. They were all written in the time that was considered the Elizabethan Era. A religious theme is set in both Romeo and Juliet and sonnet 43 to convey the attitudes to love. In Romeo and Juliet the theme of religion is used to express their love between each other and suggesting it is similar to religion can impose that it is a life-long commitment and will always be there even if they lose faith. At that time their attitude towards religion was very strong and it was their integral, which links to the...
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...ANALYSIS OF SHAKESPEARE’S SONNET 18 V. Henriet Lesson plan Class: • 3rd-4th year student’s • Intermediate level Prerequisites: • the class should have already studied Shakespeare’s biography, his main works and should also have a general idea of what a sonnet is. Lecture organisation: • Time: 50 mins. • Additional tools needed: overhead projector, one handout of the sonnet for each student in order to allow them to take notes on the text while explaining and showing the PPT slides. NB: Suggested structure: • Introduction: first reading of the sonnet • 1st part: information on Shakespeare’s sonnets collection (structure and themes) • 2nd part: crucial aspects of the chosen sonnet: themes and main elements • Conclusion: guided analysis of Sonnet 18 Texts: • Text to be read in class: Sonnet 18 • Works cited: Shakespeare’s Sonnets Collection. Objectives: • Students will learn the basic structure of an English Sonnet (i.e., the Elizabethan Form) • They will learn some figures of speech and how to paraphrase a sonnet • Thanks to the visual reinforcement they should more easily remember the sonnet, and its main themes. Shakespeare, Sonnet 18 – (Valentina Henriet) The aim of this lesson is to help students understand 1) what a sonnet is 2) some of the messages...
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...Sonnet 116; Journal #5 Poetry William Shakespeare’s “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” (Pg. 522). William Shakespeare’s poem, “Sonnet 116” is him kind of making a declaration of his thoughts on love. He’s trying to explain that love cannot be shaken by adversity nor can it be changed by time. True love is constant like he tries to explain by saying “ it is an ever-fixed mark.” This poem is full of emotion. Shakespeare makes it known in the first line that he will not come between two people who are in love. William Shakespeare believes that love is strong enough to endure temptation. In the 3rd line he uses the word “remover” by this he is trying to say if love is altered by another “remover,” of love than it was never love from the start. Also he is emphasizing that time is loves most powerful adversary, it is demonstrated by the capitalization making it a living breathing enemy of love. However, although time is powerful, Shakespeare is certain that love is still stronger. In the line: “Love’s not time’s fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle’s compass come.” The reference to the sickle shows just how much of a threat Shakespeare views time. Like death, time too carries his sickle waiting to steal love that is based on the loveliness of youth. Of course true love can’t be fooled by time. Love cannot be measured in “brief hours and weeks” ; love is eternal ; it “bears it out even to the edge of doom.” The structure...
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...INSTRUCTIONS * Read the notes on sonnets. * Read the sonnets and answer the questions that follow each. * Complete the writing assignment Shakespeare’s Sonnets: The Mysteries of Love Shakespeare. The name calls to mind the great plays whose characters have come to life on stages around the world: Hamlet, Macbeth, Romeo and Juliet, Othello. Yet had Shakespeare written no plays at all, his reputation as a poet, as the author of the Sonnets (1609), would still have been immense. There are 154 sonnets altogether; their speaker is male, and their chief subject is love. Beyond those three points, however, there is little agreement, only questions: • Is the sonnets’ speaker a dramatic character invented by Shakespeare, like Romeo, Macbeth, or Hamlet, or is he the poet himself? • If the sonnets are about the real man Shakespeare, then who are the real people behind the characters the sonnets mention? • Is the order in which the sonnets were originally published (probably without Shakespeare’s consent) the correct or the intended sequence? Could they be arranged to tell a more coherent story? Should they be so arranged? These and dozens of other questions about the sonnets have been asked and answered over and over again—but never to everybody’s satisfaction. We have hundreds of conflicting theories but no absolutely convincing answers. About the individual sonnets, though, if not the whole sequence, agreement is perfect: They are among the supreme utterances in English...
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...Sonnet 116 is about love in its most ideal form. Shakespeare introduces someone who believes that true love does not bind itself to the constraints of society. 'ADMIT.. FINDS' This same love will not stumble when it runs up against change, even when these changes include temptations and other challenges intended to lure love away. This unity in love will not budge when there are attempts to move or remove it. Shakespeare draws with clear language to explain that love is a marriage, not of legal binding or within the limits of societal expectations, but an everlasting bond on its own. He points out that love is not real unless it withstands all these constraints and possible obstructions in its course True love exists between people who do not require the blessing of the law and will love each other despite those “impediments.” Shakespeare continues to reveal love as unchangingThe poet praises the glories of lovers who have come to each other freely, and enter into a relationship based on trust and understanding This first quatrain asserts that true love is immortal and unchanging: it neither changes on its own nor allows itself to be changed, even when it encounters changes in the loved one. . The first four lines reveal the poet's pleasure in love that is constant and strong, In line 7, love is referred to as a star. stars are regarded as sources of inspiration and hope, symbolizing love’s innate ability to be the sole guide in the face of adversity. stars have immeasurable...
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