1. Shakespearean Sonnets
This revelation of the audience's self absorbency explains the anger expressed in the final two lines, "But if thou live remembered not to be/ Die single, and thine image dies with thee" (ll 13-14). ... She will loose her one chance at immortality, and worse yet, she will die alone and unloved. ... However, Shakespeare conveys the feeling again that the summer months are often to short by saying, "And summer's lease hath too short a date" (ll. 4). ... Her beauty will be one that lasts forever, "Thy eternal summer shall not fade." (ll. 9), and never end or die. ...
- Word Count: 3329
- Approx Pages: 13
- Grade Level: High School