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Shakespeare's sonnet (Sonnets (published in 1609, written in 1590s,…
Shakespeare's sonnet
Sonnets
published in 1609, written in 1590s
private friends
The Earl of Southampton
he did not use the Petrarchan form: three quatrains and a final couplet
developing of the argument: turning point in thought in the ninth line
two sections
Dark lady
adressed to a woman who is physically unattractive but irressistibily desiderable
choice of novelty: breaks with Petrharcan sonnet
Fair youth
from I to XVIII
theme of increase
from XIX to CXXVI: different topics
time as an antagonist
moral weakness
Style
dramatic quality: aabrupt beginning
immediate and conversational style: 'thou'/'thee'
rich and vivid decriptive language
Themes
adressed to a young man
women are negative or non-conventional
time, death, beauty, art
Reversal of the traditional theme of love
depp analysis of human emotions and behaviour