Compare and Contrast William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" to "In an Artist's Studio" by Christina Rossetti

Compare and Contrast William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 18" to "In an Artist's Studio" by Christina Rossetti The pre - twentieth century sonnets 'In an Artist's studio' (1856) by Christina Rossetti (1830 - 1894) and 'Sonnet 18' (1609) by William Shakespeare (1564 - 1616) are related because they explore the subjects of 'Beauty' and 'Love', however it is important to acknowledge that although they are similar in content, they differ due to the way they present the object of their desires from contrasting perspectives. Furthermore, whilst the poems share the conventional fourteen - line sonnet structure, Rossetti relies on the petrarchan whilst Shakespeare's rhyme scheme is original. The Petrarchan sonnet portrays Christina Rossetti's older brother, Dante Gabrielle, who was obsessed with the model Jane Morris whom he used for inspiration in his paintings during the Pre - Raphalite period, which he himself founded. The aim of the Brotherhood was to produce earnest, quasi-religious works, motivated by medieval and early Renaissance painters up to the time of the Italian painter and Architect Raphael. This was because as a whole they eschewed the sombre colours and formal vision preferred by the Royal academy at the time. This is illustrated by Dante Gabrielle's paintings of the 'nameless girl in freshest summer - greens'. By Contrast, Shakespeare's sonnet is addressed to an

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Shakespeare's portrayal of love in Sonnets 18 and 116, and in Romeo and Juliet.

Love has changes a lot since Shakespeare's time, these modern times love is a term used very loosely, Now everybody feels that they understand the meaning of love and all of the emotions that are involved init and even people of a young age such as 10 can say that they love a person off there own age. Where as in Shakespeare's time they linked love with things of great importance such as religion. Through out most of his poems and sonnets Shakespeare based most of his ideas on love which has carried through into modern days. Love was a very influential thing in his poets because it was not just love between a man and a women it was all sorts of different love such as a farther son bond which might have influenced him throughout the fair youth series. And love between a man and a woman was included which might have influenced him to write his dark lady series. Act 1 scene 5 of Romeo and Juliet has many key features. One of the most important parts of Romeo and Juliet is where Romeo spots Juliet in the ball and starts to speak in soliloquy .Whilst speaking in soliloquy Romeo says "She doth teach the torches to burn bright!" this tells me that he believes that she is so stunningly beautiful that she is able t teach things to things that don't need teaching. Once they start speaking they use an extended Christian metaphor of Juliet lips being a shrine and his lips being "two

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Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 18

Analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet XVIII Shakespeare is now, and has been for many centuries, viewed as one of the greatest writers of all time. His works are highly renowned around the globe, for both his plays, that have been re-enacted countless times and his vast collection of poetry. Shakespeare's sonnets consist of a collection of 154 were published in 1609. It is not known whether the 1609 publication comprises all the sonnets he wrote but it is likely that it does not. Many of the sonnets are intensely personal, divulging sexual interests and indulgences while others are deeply emotional, disclosing the author's most private feelings and emotions. Sonnet 18 is an example of the latter, and is perhaps the best known and most highly acclaimed of all, despite being quite simplistic in language and intent. The theme is lucid; the stability of love and its power to immortalize poetry through its infinite beauty. The English sonnet is a form of poetry consisting of 14 lines. The rhyming scheme is very complex, yet subtle, whilst allowing a definite flexibility in rhyme. It is as follows: abab, cdcd, efef, gg. This rhyme sequence sets the usual structure of the sonnet as three quatrains (sets of four lines) concluding with 1 couplet (a pair of lines). The first quatrain consists of an exposition of the main theme and main metaphor, "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?"

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Sonnet 19 and 63 consider the destructive nature of time and the effect on the man's beauty. Compare and contrast the two sonnets focusing on the poet's intention and use of language and structure.

Sonnet 19 and 63 consider the destructive nature of time and the effect on the man's beauty. Compare and contrast the two sonnets focusing on the poet's intention and use of language and structure. In this essay I am going to compare and contrast sonnet 19 and 63 focusing on the poets intention and use of language and structure considering the destructive nature of time theme and the effect on the mans beauty. Sonnet 19 is about the destructive power of time and in, which is very explicit in this particular sonnet. The sonnet is based upon the personification of time used by Shakespeare. Sonnet 63's theme is again about time and personifies time and performs beauty as an image. In Sonnet 19 Shakespeare represents Time as wild animals, like Lions and Tigers, because these animals are powerful just like Time. For example "Devouring Time blunt thou the Lion's paws". This quote portrays Time as an animal devouring its prey - Time is the animal and the young mans beauty is the animals prey. Shakespeare uses Time as a hunting killing machine. Another reference to wild animals is "Pluck the keen teeth from the fierce tiger's jaws". Time is portrayed as destructive and at some stage in the poets young friend he will become blunt and time will take away its ability to survive therefore destructive power is being torn away which emphasis's on times power. Whereas in Sonnet 63 the

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With close reference to at least three appropriate poems, discuss and illustrate the different ways language is used in Tudor and Elizabethan love poetry.

With close reference to at least three appropriate poems, discuss and illustrate the different ways language is used in Tudor and Elizabethan love poetry. This period in history, which was approximately between the years of 1540 and 1600, saw an explosion of literature, particularly in the genres of drama and poetry. Shakespeare, the dominant and most famous writer of this period, is regarded by many as the greatest ever writer in the English language. Although the period is recognised for its great dramatic works, poetry experienced a certain renaissance. This provided an outlet for the fantastic growth of the language as a whole. The Elizabethans, much like their society, favoured structure, order and decoration. Indeed as Puttnam put it in his "The Art of Poesy", "Our vulgar poesy cannot show itself either gallant or gorgeous if anything be left naked and bare." As well as describing the then reigning monarch's dress sense, this provides an important insight into how the Elizabethans saw themselves as poets. This attitude is certainly in agreement with the Elizabethan fervour for the sonnet. A precise structure is adhered to. It was Shakespeare who was the leading exponent of the form writing 154 of them. As with the majority of other Elizabethan poetry, the poetic efforts were centred primarily on the sentiments and expressions of life. Since the response is focused on

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Sonnets 18, 116 and 130 all express ideas about love, but in different ways. Explain how Shakespeare uses nature and time to convoy his ideas. Which sonnet is most effective in your opinion?

Sonnets by Shakespeare Sonnets 18, 116 and 130 all express ideas about love, but in different ways. Explain how Shakespeare uses nature and time to convoy his ideas. Which sonnet is most effective in your opinion? The sonnets have fourteen lines and are structured into three quatrains and an ending couplet. The rhyme pattern is abab, cdcd, efef, gg and the rhythm is iambic pentameter. Sonnet 18 is written to the poets loved one. The voice of the poem seems to be Shakespeare himself as in the beginning line he says 'shall I compare' which suggests it's him writing. The sonnet starts with comparing his loved one to a summer's day and from this you get an idea of a lush fruitfulness and an abundance of growth and beauty is seen clearly. But then Shakespeare goes on to suggest that his loved one is better than this 'Thou art more lovely and more temperate', and then why summer is not perfect 'sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines' Sonnet 130 is about a loved one unlike sonnet 18 which is to her. This sonnet is about his mistress or loved one. Nature is used to compare with her, but these are negative comparisons. In the first quatrain he says his mistress is not as colourful as nature 'Coral is more red than her lips' whereas in sonnet 18 he says she's better than nature but here he contradict himself and the sonnet is less romantic than the first. Sonnet 116 is about

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Compare and contrast the different ways that Shakespeare and Shelley's sonnets deal with the themes of transience and immortality.

Pre-20th Century Poetry Coursework Compare and contrast the different ways that Shakespeare and Shelley's sonnets deal with the themes of transience and immortality. The two sonnets I am comparing, Sonnet LX by Williams Shakespeare, and Ozymandias, by Percy Shelley. I am going to compare the way both deal with the themes of transience and immortality through the sonnet form, the arguments and ideas expressed and the way the writers use imagery, language and tone to make their point. Ozymandias, by Shelley, is a traveller's story of an old king who believed his empire would live on to forever yet nothing remains except some ruins of his statue. I feel that Shelley is trying to express that only nature can remain immortal, nothing else. I feel that he also trying to convey that possessions are not immortality. He uses strong imagery and irony to portray this. The statue, which is described as being "two vast and trunkless legs of stone...a shattered visage lies", which is all that remains. The head is described as have a "wrinkled lip, and sneer of cold command" possibly indicating that he was a harsh and tyrannical leader which is being indicated by the sculptor. Shelley uses irony to depict Ozymandias' immortality. On the pedestal to the statue, The words engraved say " My name is Ozymandias, king of kings: Look on my works, ye Mighty, and despair!" This is next to

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I have chosen to look at Shakespeares sonnets Nos. 18 and 130.

Sonnets THE TERM 'SONNET' DERIVES FROM LATIN AND MEANS 'SMALL SONG'. SONNETS WERE FIRST WRIRTTEN IN ITALY IN A 14 LINE VERSE FORM USUALLY HAVING ONE OR MORE CONVENTIONAL RHYME SCHEMES. Sonnets are as the dictionary confirms poems with set rhythmic patterns and Shakespeare's' were no exception. NEARLY ALL SHAKESPEARE'S SONNETS ARE WRITTEN IN THE SAME FORM AND HAVE THE SAME RHYME SCHEME All his sonnets were 14 lines long and these 14 lines were then broken down to three quatrains (four line verse) and one Couplet (two line verse). Within each verse there was a set rhythm and the rhythm that Shakespeare used was known as an iambic pentameter. EACH LINE is HAS 10 syllables. EACH line and divided into 5 'feet' EACH ONE OF TWO SYLLABLES. Each foot is known as an 'iamb'. I have chosen to look at Shakespeare's sonnets Nos. 18 and 130. In the first quatrain in sonnet 18 Shakespeare compares his love to a summer's day. He is saying that the one he loves is "more lovely and more temperate...". Shakespeare goes on to say that beauty sometimes declines due to chance or "nature's course untrimmed" and that beautiful things do lose beauty. However in the third quatrain he claims that his love will never lose the beauty by saying "But thy eternal summer shall not fade...". The poem is concluded by "...So long lives this, and this gives life to thee" which means that as long as

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From the sonnets you have studied compare and comment upon three poems, explain why you think they are successful show which you prefered and why.

FROM THE SONNETS YOU HAVE STUDIED, COMPARE AND COMMENT UPON THREE POEMS. EXPLAIN WHY YOU THINK THEY ARE SUCCESSFUL. SHOW WHICH YOU PREFERED AND WHY. Before I compare these sonnets I must understand exactly what a sonnet is. A sonnet is a type of poem, which poets often use to express their feelings. The themes of most sonnets are subjects such as war and death or love and happiness. Sonnets are useful because the poet can tell the reader what they want to say in just fourteen short lines. The person who wrote the first sonnet is unknown but the form of the sonnet originated in Italy in the thirteenth century, a long time before Shakespeare was born. The sonnet first reached England in the sixteenth century courtesy of Sir Thomas Wyatt and the Earl of Surrey. Sonnets are a form of poem, which are different from all others. They always consist of fourteen lines, and each line has ten syllables. Each line also has a regular pattern where the first syllable is unstressed and is then followed by a stressed syllable. Once this is repeated five times in each line it is known as an iambic pentameter. The most famous form of sonnet is the Shakespearean sonnet and is known as this because it is the pattern that Shakespeare used for many of his sonnets. The sonnets that I have chosen are all Shakespearean and written by Shakespeare. I am going to compare three sonnets

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Comparison of Shall I compare thee? and My mistress eyes are nothing like the sun

Comparison of "Shall I compare thee...?" and "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun..." Shall I compare thee...? Shall compare thee to a summer's day? Thou art more lovely and more temperate: Rough winds do shake the darling buds of maie, And summers lease hath all to short a date: 5 Sometimes too hot the eye of heaven shines, And often is his gold complexion dim'd, And every faire from faire sometime declines, By chance, or natures changing course untrim'd: But thy eternal summer shall not fade, 10 Nor loose possession of that faire thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wandr'st in his shade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st, So long as men can breath or eyes can see, So long lives this and this gives life to thee. In this sonnet, Shakespeare is creating a mental picture of spring and summer to compare against his loved one. He uses the fact that fine and beautiful days are the creation of nature, and nature is constantly changing all the time. Fine days never stay the same: `rough winds' or the sun obscured by clouds; `and often is his gold complexion dim'd', can easily mar a fine day. He talks about these negative factors of change in the first eight lines, and Shakespeare then uses these ideas to claim that his loved one will always remain untarnished, speaking of how `thy eternal summer shall not fade' and how his loved

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