Sonnet 130 focuses on the relationship between a man and his mistress; Pied Beauty focuses on the relationship between man and nature. Even though the relationships differ between poems, they both focus on the misguided view of beauty and perfection. The misconception of beauty is that perfection is beautiful; however, the speakers of Sonnet 130 and Pied Beauty compare and praise objects/characteristics that normally go unnoticed. In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare states that "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; "and in Pied Beauty, the speaker praises God for "dappled things,"" two comments typically held contrary to the belief of beauty. Conventionally, one would hear a poet say his mistress' eyes are like the sun and would praise God for the moon and stars, such cliché comments. The relationships in both poems detach from clichés and hold true to the statement, "Beauty is in the Eye of the Beholder."".
Similar to other poets of Shakespeare's time, Sonnet 130, he used a combination of metaphors and similes to portray the eternal beauty of his mistress. However unlike Petrarch whose poems were written as a series of love poems to an idealized and idolized mistress, Shakespeare left out exaggerated metaphors. .
Shakespeare took a different approach in writing his poem and used a comical tone when comparing his mistress to a number of beauties. Sonnet 130 became a satire on Petrarch's poetry and his extreme exaggerations. Using Petrarch's conventional method, Shakespeare's poem would have stated that "My mistress' eyes are like the sun; her lips are as red as coral; her cheeks are like roses'; her breasts are white as snow, her voice is like music; she is a goddess."" .
Shakespeare, however, reversed Petrarch's poetry and played a joke on the conventions of common love poetry and stated that his mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, coral is far more red than her lips' red; roses are not present in her cheeks; her breast are dun; music hath a far more pleasing sound than her voice; she tread on the ground, unlike a goddess.
Shakespeare's reason for writing sonnet 130 seems to be that he is making his audience recognize that beauty can be found in anyone, not just those that possess outer beauty qualities. ... Each line of sonnet 130 has ten syllables. ... Sonnet 130 also contains a couplet. ... The sonnet defines that beauty is in the eye of the beholder. ... I have always loved sonnet 130. ...
Sonnet 130 is the exact opposite and rather than putting his mistress up on a pedestal, Shakespeare lowers her to human standards. ... "Sonnet 130 mocks the typical Petrarchan metaphors by presenting a speaker who seems to take them at face value, and somewhat bemusedly, decides to tell the truth" (Spark Notes, Shakespeare 130). "The rhetorical structure of Sonnet 130 is important to its effect. ... The direct link between the two is the "vivid immediacy" he shows towards the girl and God. ... In Shakespeare's sonnet 130, the poet rejects the false descriptions of women. ...
He wrote Sonnet 130, which has been recognized as "Anti-Petrarchian" on numerous occasions. In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare uses displeasing description of his mistress in order to contradict the Renaissance's concept of the ideal woman, which is commonly used in Petrarchian sonnets, and testifies that physical attraction does not necessarily have to be present in order for there to be love. ... Comparison of the women discussed to objects that symbolize flawlessness is common between the two sonnets. ... It was popular to think that physical beauty or attraction was necessary for love to exis...
Contained in Sonnet 130 are a series of analogies, which illustrate his mistress" imperfections, rather than her beauty. ... When Sonnet 18 is read there is an overall tone of romance and seriousness, whereas the tone in the first 10 lines of Sonnet 130 is extremely humorous. ... While it is clear that Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and his Sonnet 130 are very different, there are similarities between the two sonnets. ... In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare in essence mocks the typical love poem. ... Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130 are great examples of William Shakespeare's artistic talent. ...
Analysis of Sonnet 130 Shakespeare's Sonnets, a collection of one hundred and fifty four poems, are widely considered to be some of the most insightful and powerful poems of all time. ... His one hundred and thirtieth sonnet, My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun, is a poem in which Shakespeare forms an argument against conventions to flatter one's lover with praise of her beauty as well as make comments about the way that love between two people can be expressed and interpreted. This sonnet compares the speaker's beloved to a number of other beauties, and never ...
He wrote Sonnet 130, which has been recognized as "Anti-Petrarchian" on numerous occasions. In Sonnet 130, Shakespeare uses displeasing description of his mistress in order to contradict the Renaissance's concept of the ideal woman, which is commonly used in Petrarchian sonnets, and testifies that physical attraction does not necessarily have to be present in order for there to be love. ... Comparison of the women discussed to objects that symbolize flawlessness is common between the two sonnets. ... It was popular to think that physical beauty or attraction was necessary for love to exis...
Sonnet 130 is one of the most straightforward poems out of all the 154 sonnets. Sonnet 130 is one of the Shakespearian sonnets. ... The first 126 sonnets are written to a man of great beauty. ... In the first two lines in sonnet 130 Shakespeare talks about a woman. ... In the last two lines of sonnet 130 Shakespeare concludes his sonnet. ...
William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" and "Sonnet 138," and Ben Johnson's "On My First Son" are some of the many poems that reflect how as humans we must deal with emotionally complicated situations in our relationships with others. ... Another example of emotional conflicts in relationships is shown in Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130." In his "Sonnet 127" through "Sonnet 154," Shakespeare talks about his relationship with a lady he most likely knew ("Sonnet 130" 1). In 130, Shakespeare attempts to balance his feelings of love with this lady's lack of physical and social beauty...
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. ... In the lines that follow he begins to show the differences between the person and a summer's day. ... Shakespeare goes on to end the sonnet by saying this person's beauty will never die. ... Sonnet 130 compares the person in the sonnet to a number of other beauties, but always against the person. ...
