Sonnet 116
Sonnet 116 is just one of the many great works of Shakespeare. In it, he identifies what love is, and what it is not. His idea is that love is unbreakable, and will prevail through all hardships. Shakespeare's word choice is remarkable. "Never shaken", "fixed mark", "height." All of these words give a mood of strength and continuity.
Shakespeare's main concept that he was trying to get the reader(s) the grasp is that love is an overwhelming force that is strong and undeniable through whatever endeavor. "It is and ever fixed mark that looks upon tempest and is never shaken." Shakespeare envisioned a love that is consistent and outlasting. "Love is not Time's fool." Love doesn't change true love never goes away.
With Shakespeare's use of the sonnet form in his writing, he introduces the reader(s) to a more comfortable writing scheme. Shakespeare's writing uses the iambic pentameter rhyme scheme, which is said to be the closest to regular speech. Every other word is......
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Approximate Word Count: 316
Approximate Pages: 2 (260 words per double-spaced page) |