In conclusion from sonnet LXXXV we have learnt how Shakespeare has to battle with rival poets however his experience comes out on top and how it is useful to have knowledge and he uses that to his advantage and

Nick Gibson Mrs Lambert

Considering one or two sonnets in detail discuss Shakespeare’s explanation of the experience of writing

Shakespeare has written over a thousand sonnets and has grown in experience after every one. In many of his sonnets he describes how the voice of the verse can save you from the clutches of death and preserve your life forever. However as Shakespeare grows older and more popular his competition increases and thus puts more strain on his writing to come up with better sonnets. Therefore when he was writing about loves beauty he would sometimes get mind block and hence not create love metaphors as well as other writers.

Sonnet LXXXV is a sonnet, which undermines itself simply by existing. The sonnet starts of by saying how he to behave in the same manner as previously and praising her. He then goes on to say how the poems in praise of the youth and put together with great learning and stylistic skill and flourishes. After which he goes on to say how commentaries are praising you preserve you richly in writing. By “reserving thy character with golden quill” means that he will forever keep her beauty and personality alive with poetic language and she will live on forever ...

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Sonnet LXXXV is a sonnet, which undermines itself simply by existing. The sonnet starts of by saying how he to behave in the same manner as previously and praising her. He then goes on to say how the poems in praise of the youth and put together with great learning and stylistic skill and flourishes. After which he goes on to say how commentaries are praising you preserve you richly in writing. By “reserving thy character with golden quill” means that he will forever keep her beauty and personality alive with poetic language and she will live on forever in a poem. Shakespeare is saying how he will appreciate her and can’t articulate on other poems about love and is not sure how to express it. The following lines continue to show the seeds of doubt, for they imply that the polished words are not the heralds of good thoughts, but only the breath of words. Only those whose thoughts give the lead to what they say should be respected, and that seems to be the abiding message of this sonnet. When he goes on to say “others write good words” indicates that there is more than one rival poet attempting to secure the affections and patronage of the young woman. At this point Shakespeare has heart and effect on his side thinking about her is enough and a lot of poets have done a lot however his thoughts are worth far more. He then goes on to describe again how the “refined pen” will keep her beauty safe and is reinforcement from the description of the output of the “golden quill” and “precious phrases filed” by the “Muses” in the lines above.

“Hearing you prais’d, I say, Tis so, tis true” by this he is saying how with all the praise that she gets from the other poets he is agreeing with them in how she has so much beauty. She gets a lot of praise added to this sonnet. Shakespeare’s love is too much to express and she must have respect for his thoughts. He then says that he adds his thought to all of the praise, which she receives. His thoughts are worth far much more.

In the final couplet “the breath of words” indicates the sound of the spoken words, rather than their meaning. An attempt to demean the effect of words composed by the rival poets. There is an implication that the rival poet's verses are empty because the heart does not speak in them. Finally he says how “in effect” has a suggestion that his dumb thoughts are of more value and more effectual than all the empty words of the rival's verses.

In conclusion from sonnet LXXXV we have learnt how Shakespeare has to battle with rival poets however his experience comes out on top and how it is useful to have knowledge and he uses that to his advantage and says that thoughts are more powerful than words as there are no words to imply how gracious and truly beautiful she is. Therefore there is no need to write a thousand words as his thoughts portray it all.

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