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    Sonnet 25 Analysis - Sonnet Project

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    Ms.Gardner
    English10,Period2
    17Sep2014

    Sonnet25:Analysis

    InSonnet25,everlastingloveisimmunetotheneedforfameandfortune:Througha
    forcefulsonnetstructureconcludingwithapowerfulcouplet,thepoetsmessageliveson.This
    sonnetilluminatestheeffectsofbeingcaughtupinaworldoffameandhonorhowever,thepoet
    noteshowhisloveisworthmorethananyofthathierarchy.WilliamShakespearesuseofa
    problemdevelopedinhisthreequatrainsandeventuallysettledinhiscaptivatingcoupletclearly
    stagesthepoetsangstagainstthehigherlifeandpeopleofhonorwhocontinuallyboastabout
    theirpopularity.Thesonnetbeginswiththeissueearlyoninthefirstquatrainwherethepoet
    noticesthateveryonethatcomesfromroyalty,fame,orhonorislookeduponmuchmoreand
    greaterthanhe,whoisunlookdbecausehedoesnothaveanyofthat.

    LaterontheproblemisdevelopedwithinthemiddlequatrainswhenShakespearenotes
    thatallpeopleofgreatnessandpopularityareonedayforgottenandwillnotmatterasmuchas
    theyappearto.Shakespearesuseofanimpressivesimileannounceswhatwillsoonhappento
    allofthesetypesofpeople:Butasthemarigoldatthesunseye/Andinthemselvestheirpride
    liesburied.Thisforciblesimileaccentuatestherealitythatultimatelycomesfromfameand
    moneywhichisthelossofloveandcharacter,aswellasthosepeoplewillforeverswallowtheir
    ownpride.Thecomparisonbetweenthemarigoldandthesunrepresentthatpridethatissooner
    orlaterburiedwithinthehuman.

    Intheend,theissueisresolvedasShakespearesayshecanavoidallofthese
    complications.Shakespearesclosingcoupletembeddedinthissonnetportrayshowhisloveand
    prideisallwithinhisbeloved,anditcannotberemoved:ThenhappyI,thatloveandam
    beloved/WhereImaynotremovenorberemoved(1314).Conclusively,thepoetandhis
    belovedarefreefromalloftheobstaclesanddisadvantagesthatlatercomewithfameand
    fortune.Sincetheyaremortal,theywilleventuallydienonetheless,theywillalwaysbeineach
    othershearts.Thepoetswordscontinuetoliveonaswe,thereaders,continuetoexaminethem
    withourminds,words,andvoices.Thepoetisultimatelygreaterthanallofthepopularitythat
    henotesisnotworththecomplicationsintheend,andhiscompellingwordsarecarriedthrough
    tohismanygenerationsofreaders.

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