Exploring the Theme of Love in Sonnets 57 and 58 Essay

Shakespeare’s sonnets are numbered in a sequential order and adjacent sonnets often have similar content. Throughout Shakespeare’s sonnets, he covers many subjects, such as interest in the life of a young man, his love for a young man, and his love for a dark haired woman. In sonnets 57 and 58, Shakespeare discusses how love is like slavery in its different manifestations. The object of the narrator’s love has a dominating power over the narrator, which controls him and guides his actions. Shakespeare shows in sonnets 57 and 58 that love can be displayed by using many different routes such as viewing love as a controlling force, exploring the theme of time and waiting in regards to love, and the question of the physical state of being of†¦show more content†¦In sonnet 57, line five, the narrator says I don’t dare, thereby again showing his reluctance to resist the efforts of the lover to control him and dominate him. In sonnet 58, line 9, the narr ator says that the control over him by the lover is very strong, however he doesn’t seem to make any effort to resist these temptations and exertions of power, but rather resigns to them and accepts them as part of his life. The use of the word tame to describe himself in sonnet 58, line seven, suggests that the narrator doesn’t want to actively resist the domination by the lover but instead is resigning his will to the lover. As the narrator lets himself be enveloped in his love for the young man, he loses a part of his own willpower. Time is also addressed in both of these sonnets. Both sonnets have images of the narrator waiting. In sonnet 58, line four has the narrator awaiting the leisurely needs of the lover, and again in line 13 I am to wait signifies the author waiting for the lover. In sonnet 57, line one the narrator says what else can I do but wait. In line six, the narrator refers to watching the clock or waiting, and also in line eleven he says stay which means wait. The purpose of waiting in these sonnets is to show that the narrator is subservient to the lover andShow MoreRelated Love and Hate in Shakespeares Romeo and Juliet Essay3761 Words   |  16 PagesAnalyze the Portrayal of Love and Hate in ‘Romeo and Juliet’ The emotions of love and hate are at the forefront of the theme in this play by William Shakespeare. The Oxford Standard English Dictionary defines ‘love’ as ‘to have strong feelings of affection for another adult and be romantically and sexually attracted to them, or to feel great affection for a friend or person in your family’ and defines ‘hate’ as ‘a feeling of dislike so strong that it demands action dislike intensely, to feel antipathyRead MoreLet Majorship English4572 Words   |  19 PagesAge. The primary virtues emphasized were_________________. A. valor and honestly C. valor and loyalty B. honesty and truthfulness D. loyalty and truthfulness 15. Which poetic style is most associated with Robert Browning? A. The sonnet C. The lyric ballad B. The ode D. The dramatic monologue 16. Who is the first African nobel laureate? A. Camara Lays C. Ngugi Wa Jhiong’O B. Wale Soyinka D. Chinua Achebe 17. According to Aristotle’s Poetics, which isRead MoreSantrock Edpsych Ch0218723 Words   |  75 Pagesstudents’ cognitive development? How might knowledge of students’ cognitive development influence the way you teach? †¢ How does language develop? What is the best way to teach students to communicate verbally? PHYSICAL AND COGNITIVE DEVELOPMENT Exploring How Children Develop Language Development Developmental Why Studying Issues Children’s Development Processes, Is Important Periods, and Stages Physical Development and Health Growth in Childhood Pubertal Changes Child Health and Education 32Read MoreCrossing the Chasm76808 Words   |  308 Pagescan predict its appearance and build strategies to cope with it, and it is the purpose of this book to help in that process. But fixing your position relative to the North Star does not keep water out of the boat. As the French proverb says, â€Å"God loves a sailor, but he has to row for himself.† And in that act of rowing the work is huge and the risks high, and every reader of this book who is also a practitioner of high-tech market development has my deepest respect. With that thought in mind