Compare the presentation of the poems’ subjects in sonnets 18 and 130. One way Shakespeare presents the subject on the sonnet is the use of nature. Sonnet 18 is all about how the subject is ‘more lovely’ than even the most beautiful of things – ‘a summer’s day’. The subject is compared to nature in a different way, but still in a good light. ‘By chance or by nature’s changing course untrimm’d; / But thy eternal summer shall not fade’, this basically means that summer will come to an end but their beauty will not.
Compare how language is used to express an opinion of love in sonnet 116 and another poem (Quickdraw) Shakespeare’s ‘Sonnet 116’ and Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ‘Quickdraw’ both talk about the relationship between two people, however they talk about them in very contrasting ways. Sonnet 116 and Quickdraw are written in different forms. Shakespeare’s poem is written in sonnet form with three quatrains and a rhyming couplet. This regular pattern shows that this is what love should be like and is normal. The use of iambic pentameter also stresses key ideas and words whilst the poem can still flow.
These two poems are in admiration of poets before Keats’ time - the Greek poet, most famous for the Odyssey and the Iliad, Homer and the playwright and poet William Shakespeare. Here, they have inspired Keats to create new work and there is a feel of the original in both. On First Looking into Chapman’s Homer, Keats gives the sense of a journey, using phrases such as ‘realms of gold’, ‘goodly states and kingdoms’ and ‘Round many western islands’ which is a similar experience to the Odyssey, using the idea of travel - giving it the sense of the original. Keats uses warm words ‘gold’ and ‘goodly’ which start the poem on a positive note and he continues this rich and happy tone throughout. George Chapman is described as ‘loud and bold’ which gives him an imaginable personality in so few words, as well as showing Keats’ admiration for the man reciting Homer’s work.
Macbeth as I said wrote before was written in 1606, practically at the start of James I reign. James I was a supporter of Shakespeare’s acting company and the story of Macbeth reflects the relationship the two had. He reflects the good kingship of James and the way he was bust developing England (Grade saver, 2010.http://www.gradesaver.com/macbeth/ [Access on 18 May 2011]). Romeo and Juliet was not invented by Shakespeare but from a poet who wrote a poem called “Romeus and Juliet”. Romeo and Juliet is just an adaptation of other works (Grade saver, 2010.http://www.gradesaver.com/romeoandjuliet/ [Access on 18 May 2011]).).
I am writing this essay on the similarities and differences of Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare and To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell. Shakespeare is overall explaining that love lasts forever, and nothing can change it. He also applies that they have all the time they want together. Sonnet 116 was written the fifteenth century, in the time where divorce didn’t really happen often. This may be why this poem is written like it is, compared to poetry written years after this.
.Shakespeare’s Love Sonnets Readers would find, that in comparing and contrasting two of William Shakespeare’s famous 1609 sonnets: “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” and “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun,” one would find that both sonnets express his sincere affections in a delightful manner most readers would enjoy; however, most readers would find “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun” more enjoyable. Both Shakespearean sonnets allude to the theme of love and beauty through use of metaphors to nature. Shakespeare’s conventional Shakespearean sonnet “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer’s Day” is an ode, which uses a sincere tone which alludes to the mortality of his subjects’ beauty. In contrast, another sonnet of his, “My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun” is another ode, of which uses a mocking tone, parodying the conventional style of love sonnets. In this sonnet, he describes his mistress as flawed, but in the last lines of the sonnet, he declares that he loves her regardless of these flaws.
Sonnet 116 was a classic example of a conventional true love sonnet written by Shakespeare in the sixteenth Century time period. It is very traditional and emphasizes on how love doesn’t change so therefore is “ever-fixed”. Hence, the tone of the poet is very serious and matter of fact. Sonnet 116 contains three quatrains and a use of iambic pentameter. (Shmoop Editorial Team)Throughout the sonnet there is use of imagery, for example “It is the star” emphasizing that love will guide you.
There are two meanings of the word “temperate”. When it was used for his subject, it means “showing moderation or self restraint.” When it is used to describe summer’s day, the word “temperate” means “having a mild temperatures”. Shakespeare used the word “temperate” to show that the beauty of the woman is far more constant than the weather in summer. In line three and line four, “Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May, and summer’s lease hath all too short a date” (Shakespeare 3, 4) Shakespeare used the personification along with a metaphor to show the reader
Amanda Scott English Lit Professor Sanchez 05/20/2012 Sonnet Comparison The purpose of this essay will be to compare and contrast Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” and Shakespears’s “Sonnet 116.” This essay will explain each sonnet and how they are alike and how they are different. William Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” is the best known and most well-loved of all his 154 sonnets. (An Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18.) This sonnet is one of the easiest sonnets to understand. It is very straightforward.
1 SHAKESPEARE’S SONNETS (PARTIAL LISTING) & ANALYSIS XVIII (18) 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: Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dimmed, And every fair from fair sometime declines, By chance, or nature's changing course untrimmed: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see, So long lives this, and this gives life to thee. This is one of the most famous of all the sonnets, justifiably so. But it would be a mistake to take it entirely in isolation, for it links in with so many of the other sonnets through the themes of the descriptive power of verse; the ability of the poet to depict the fair youth adequately, or not; and the immortality conveyed through being hymned in these 'eternal lines'. It is noticeable that here the poet is full of confidence that his verse will live as long as there are people drawing breath upon the earth, whereas later he apologises for his poor wit and his humble lines which are inadequate to encompass all the youth's excellence.