Firstly, the language used in this piece of poetry adds to the feeling that you may get whilst reading over the 14 lines of this early-dated masterpiece. Emotions run wild as Shakespeare describes the undying affection that he sees within his "mistress." If this were to be written in plain English, the meaning would still be the same, but the "Shakespearian" language has always been thought of as more romantic (such as the French language.) We can be easily fooled, what we think is structured in a romantic language, is actually a harsh depiction of a woman who is far from perfect, as we may perceive her to be in this piece. Shakespeare describes his mistress' eyes as not being bright like the sun, that her lips were ashen, her breasts were dark, she had coarse hair, she was pale, she had a harsh voice and her breath reeks. Nevertheless, the language used can form some type of trickery, of course, Shakespeare states the beauty that he sees, and the beauty that he knows lies within her. He uses honesty as his key form of getting his point across the board.

There is no specific audience to whom this is directed, yet it is entirely possible that it would be leaning towards a late 16th century audience, due to the fact that it is the circa in which this Sonnet was written. It would not have been possible to say that Shakespeare knew who he would be directing his poems toward, yet in a completely different era, than which the poem was written, we seem to be able to appeal to the piece of literature with great ease. We see the language as something not very fluent to our current society, yet we seem to be able to relate to it, and enjoy it to a level, which was the same 450+ years ago.

The subject of the Sonnet is nothing but obvious. Shakespeare depicts his mistress with great deal, comparing her to several factors and distinctions that can be found in nature, in the scenery that we see around us. The content is the main asset of this poem, being that the subject is based on one sole person, and William Shakespeare's views, feelings and emotions towards said person.

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Approximate Word count = 845
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)