Chan 1 Yin Mei Chan Ms. Gardner Hon.

English 10 12 September 2013 'Sonnet 33' Anal sis A bond is et to be !la"less# $he poet% despite his lo&e's absen'e% re&eals his (n"a&ering 'ompassion !or his o(th!(l 'ompanion. )n 'Sonnet 33' b *illiam Sha+espeare% the narrator resents the a'tions o! a distan'ing !riend !rom his adoles'ent ears. ,rom the sonnet's entiret % it 'an be in!erred that the poet preser&ed n(mero(s gr(dges to"ards his 'ompanion thro(gho(t the ears. )n addition% the poet's 'hoi'e o! irate di'tion-.(gl %. .disgra'e%. and .basest. - also epitomi/es the strength o! his antipath and begr(dge that he has 'apt(red "ithin his !eelings !or his belo&ed !riend. $hese "ords 'ome together to 'reate the !l('t(ating sense and so(nd o! abhorren'e thro(gho(t the sonnet. Sha+espeare's (se o! the "ord .basest. e0presses the idea that the spea+er resents the dishonorable 1(alit o! his !riend's personalit and2or a'tions. )n line eight o! the sonnet% the narrator emplo s distin't 'onsonan'e# .stealing%. .(nseen%. ."est%. .this%. .disgra'e.. Sha+espeare emphasi/es the sinister !eel and tone "ithin the poem b the 'onstant so(nd o! the letter .s.. $he repeated .s. so(nd% similar to a sna+e's hiss% 'on'l(des the se'ond stan/a as it lea&es the poem "ith a shad and (npredi'table tenor. As the sonnet 'ontin(es "ith its harsh3!illed tone% it e&ent(all rea'hes a point "here it ta+es a t(rn !rom shrill to lenient. )n stan/a three% the poet a'+no"ledges the !a't that his belo&ed's betra al "as not eno(gh to 'on'eal his lo&e's long3lasting bea(t 4 'ontraril % the e01(isiteness o! his lo&e still shined .one earl morn.. $he transition o! tone that o''(rs in stan/a three 'ontrib(tes to shaping the sonnet and balan'ing o(t the hatred and lo&e "ithin the poem-m('h li+e the e1(ali/ation o! the positi&e and negati&e !eelings that the narrator has !or his belo&ed% 'reating 'omple0it and intri'a' . Sha+espeare's 'Sonnet 33' e0presses the grie! and (mbrage the narrator holds !or his o(th!(l belo&ed.

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