The first sonnet that I chose was Sonnet number 130. ... In Sonnet 130, the speaker describes the woman that he loves in extremely unflattering terms but claims that he truly loves her, which lends credibility to his claim because even though he does not find her attractive, he still declares his love for her. ... However, in the last two lines of the poem, which are indented for the purpose of standing out, recognizing the change in attitude, and showing the point of the poem, the speaker proclaims that his love is as said in lines 13 and 14 of "Sonnet 130" -as rare/As any she belied with fal...

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This paper is focuses on the definition of Love in sonnets 18 and 130 by William Shakespeare. ... This paper will first talk about sonnet 18, and break it down to its true meaning, then do the same to sonnet 130. ... This is sonnet 18 paraphrased by Alphonso Alvarez. ... Sonnet 130 compares the person in the sonnet to a number of other beauties, but always against the person. ... He's taking everything you would normally say in a love sonnet and flipping it around, as if he saying all those other sonnets are fake this is how it really is. ...

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Throughout this essay, I will be focusing on how love is presented through in Shakespeare's: Romeo and Juliet and how love is presented through a series of sonnets (18, 130 and 134). ... A sonnet is commonly used, especially with Shakespeare, to talk about love within the story. ... This can be compared to Sonnet 134 by Thomas Wyatt and how he uses oxymoron to show love and its difficulties. ... We can compare this type of love to that in Sonnet 130. This sonnet compares the speaker's lover to a number of other beauties-and never in the lover's favour....

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• Grade Level: High School