Shakespeare Sonnet

A detailed Summary of Shakespeare Sonnet

Shakespeare's sonnets have a common theme of love and longing. There is

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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In the very first line Shakespeare injects music's role to help him in his

Approximate Word count = 720
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)

Category: English

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