also the theme in sonnet eight of a lasting legacy. Not his legacy which in the
book of sonnets is spoken about many times, but the legacy of having a
child. The idea of having someone of your same blood carry your genetics after
your long gone and dead. In Shakespeare's eyes if you die with out having a child
of your own you are dead forever on earth. In his words "Thou single wilt prove
none". As usual Shakespeare is touching on a subject that is timeless that any man
or woman can relate too from any generation. You'll often see today women who
take fertility pills to have the child they want or at an older age rich men who were
bachelors there whole life marry young women not for love but to have children to
carry on their name. There are other matters in sonnet eight and I will get to them
in various lines but it's important to know the over whelming meaning. Having a
child of your on is as soothing to the soul as beauti
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