Sonnet Essay
Sonnet 71(LXXI) expresses bitterness, self-pity, disillusionment and cynicism of love and love pursued in vain. Shakespeare’s predicament is not a new one, anyone who has experienced life can relate but there is no dignity in his words. Sonnet 138 (CXXXVIII) expresses none of the previous judgements on love but instead expresses a more grounded less tormented view. Still cynical of the romantics’ view of love but to its reality, it is calm, even celebratory. With further understanding of the writer it becomes clear that this is a progression. >From the pain of unrequited love to the embrace of the significance of a real, down-to-earth, loving relationship. Unrequited love in this first sonnet, LXXI is apparent in both overview and in specific parts. This overview expresses an anxiety formed from this love not received. With his reference to being with the worms and later in the earth he tries to persuade that his love rots there too. His love neigh had a chance to be given, only recorded in this sonnet, a sonnet whose writer’s name shall not be rehearsed. This leads to a disillusionment of love as a concept. The disillusionment is perhaps the first of these negative feelings, encompassed
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Approximate Word count = 961
Approximate Pages = 4 (250 words per page double spaced)
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