To love that well which thou must leave ere long." (Sonnet 73, Shakespeare)
Even though it seems like our time is running short, it makes our love stronger.
And to love each other so much as we do, time will ultimately run out.
Shakespeare complicates his final words in a way that it brings emotion to readers. The tone he uses as well as the choice of wording is unique and definitely grabs the attention more. In addition to this being the final words of the poem, it is the only couplet of the poem and Shakespeare has a way of creating a dramatic irony of some sort at the end of his poems to engage the reader into analyzing what they think he means. Although the paraphrasing makes it easier for the reader to understand, the sonnet looses elegance and may even be loosing some of the true meanings.
The entire poem falls into a chronological time period of something dying but blooming as well. In the beginning the audience sees the fall in a sense that, that is what the reader is comparing himself to. Entering into the middle, a darkening stage emerges and gory words become a part of the order. At the end an imagery of the fire decaying gives a metaphorical picture of someone getting old. But it is not entirely bad because there lies love in the last two lines. The poem goes from a decaying and deadly story to something that is natural and "everlasting", love.
I like how you incorporated that the poem was kind of "saved" in terms of the meaning at the end of the poem. I did not put the two together. At first I just saw the poem as a slow death but now I see there being hope. The enhancement of Shakespeare's language helps to bring forth emotion which gives the poem such an impact on the reader to help them understand the meaning behind it.
ReplyDeleteI agree in how Shakespeare omitted the last couplet to create reflection on the reader. The poem gives the reader a nostalgic image but concludes it to a theme of everlasting love.
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