Love In Shakespeare

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Love is something that one cannot see, but can definitely feel. It feels different to everyone but once one feels the feeling of love they will never want to let go. One knows that everyone eventually dies, but does love ever die? Shakespeare and Spenser have a way of letting love never die in their sonnet by using metaphors and personification. If one were to compare sonnet 18 and sonnet 130 one would notice similar themes but two very different styles. Sonnet 130 is an easier sonnet to comprehend. It is more straightforward with the writing style than in the more traditionally written sonnet 18. Shakespeare shows his use of metaphors when comparing the subject whoever he or she is to a summer’s day. “Shall I compare the to a summer’s day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate:” (1,2) Here the reader sees that his subject isn’t as beautiful as a summers day, but more beautiful. The summer fades into the not so beautiful winter, meaning that his/her beauty lasts forever, and so will his love. One may think that in sonnet 130 Shakespeare is making fun of his sonnet 18. When saying things such as “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun,”(1) when in reality he is saying they are nothing like the sun because they are brighter. The sunsets every night and comes back in the morning, whereas his love will never set and will always remain strong for he/she. Shakespeare’s subject is a normal person whom he loves. It may be that his subject is ugly to the normal eye, but he still loves he/she. He is expressing that not all women are perfect and beautiful so one should love them for who they are. Shakespeare wanted to convey two different images with this sonnet. One being that his subject wasn’t as beautiful as a man would wish for. Although this is true, it seemed that Shakespeare and this subject shared a strong love. A love that would be everlasting no matter
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