Sonnet 116. Sonnet 116 and the play of Romeo and Juliet can relate as sonnet 116 is about love and how love doesn't fade away not matter what the obstacles are

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Sonnet 116, Shakespeare talks about love, which can be one of the most difficult and confusing parts of life. In it, he identifies what love is, and what it is not. His idea is that love is unbreakable, and will prevail through all hardships. Through the use imagery Shakespeare tries to show the reader what he thinks love is. His aim of the sonnet is to prove that true love is clear and that it has a real definition. Shakespeare doesn't write what he thinks true love is, instead he writes what love isn't and by doing this he shows that true love isn't weakened by time, it remains strong as long as the two people live.

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Shakespeare starts the sonnet by saying that he is not trying to talk down on love or discourage anyone who thinks they have it. “Let me not to the marriage of true minds / Admit impediments”. This quote tells me that one of the aspects of true love is that it does not weaken over time. This means that no matter how long you’re in love together, it will never fade as it might last an eternity.“Love is not love/which alters when it alteration finds”. This quote also tells me that true love lasts forever and its doesn't fade as ...

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