Introduction Friends and Flatterers is a poem written by one of the most noted poets and playwrights in the history of English literature, William Shakespeare. The time when this work was released is not available or well-documented. The poem serves as a guide to us to distinguish between a real friend and a fake one … Read more
Introduction Our revels now are ended is the name given to the dialogue in William Shakespeare’s play The Tempest. These lines are spoken by the character Prospero in Act 4, Scene 1. Prospero, the exiled Duke of Milan and a powerful magician speaks these words as he reflects on the ephemeral and illusory nature of … Read more
Introduction William Shakespeare is one of the most well-known playwrights and poets in English literature, and “Sonnet 130” is one of his most well-known sonnets. In contrast to the typical sonnet standards of his day, Shakespeare offers a novel and unconventional method of expressing love and beauty in this sonnet. Shakespeare adopts a more realistic … Read more
Introduction “Sonnet 29: When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes” is a sonnet composed by William Shakespeare that goes through the mental state of the speaker who thinks he lacks talent and opportunities. But later towards the end of the poem, he realises the wealth he possesses and the poem takes a cheerful turn. … Read more
Introduction Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare is one of the most known sonnets published in 1609. It contrasts the conventional idea of a sonnet that displays the beauty and magic of love. Shakespeare composed this sonnet as if to mock his lover’s beauty to unveil the realism of love. About the Poet William Shakespeare, one … Read more
Introduction “Sonnet 65” was composed by William Shakespeare, an English Renaissance poet and playwright, and originally published in 1609. The speaker of the poem laments the passing of time and asks how something as fragile as beauty can last when even the most durable things on earth inevitably fall apart and deteriorate. However, the speaker … Read more
Introduction “Sonnet 27” is a part of William Shakespeare’s Fair Youth sonnet sequence, a substantial collection of poetry written for an unnamed—but truly very attractive—young man. The first of five poems in which the speaker observes this young man from a distance, it appears rather early in the overall sequence. In particular, “Sonnet 27” explores … Read more
Introduction Shakespeare’s second sonnet, “When Forty Winters Shall Besiege Thy Brow,” is the first in which the unnamed “Fair Youth” is mentioned. Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets in all, the second of which is titled “When forty winters shall besiege thy brow.” It is one of several sonnets that address the subject of procreation and is … Read more
Introduction “Sonnet 129” is a Shakespearean sonnet that was published in 1609 and is part of a collection of sonnets devoted to the “Dark Lady.” The poem explores the painful and frustrating aspects of sex and desire. It portrays passion as a “savage,” all-consuming force that drives people “mad,” causing them to pursue physical fulfillment … Read more
Introduction William Shakespeare, an English poet and playwright, wrote “Sonnet 116.” It was most probably written in the first half of 1590 and first published in 1609. The poem goes into great detail about true love and the strength of love. The speaker shares his view that no hardship or passage of time can diminish … Read more
