Re: Sonnet 130 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- Shakespeare's Sonnets

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Date Posted: 10:17:04 03/16/03 Sun
Author: zack anderson
Subject: Re: Sonnet 130 (READ THIS FIRST!)
In reply to: Mrs. G. 's message, "Sonnet 130 (READ THIS FIRST!)" on 14:57:27 01/02/03 Thu

>After reading & paraphrasing Sonnet 130 on your own,
>explain the following:
>
>1. Explain the couplet at the end of this sonnet. How
>does it alter the meaning of the sonnet?It alters the meaning because in the beginning you get the feeling that the man dreads the woman and everything about her but when he says the last two lines,he says his love for her is rare but he still loves her.
>
>2. How does Shakespeare mock aspects of the
>traditional sonnet in Sonnet 130?He mocks it because if you notice, in sonnets it always starts out with telling how beautiful their mistress is, but Shakespeare is comedic almost and tells how different his mistress is by saying his mistress is nothing like you have seen, mocking other sonnets.

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Re: Sonnet 130 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- Mrs. G., 13:34:57 03/18/03 Tue
- Re: Sonnet 130 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- jonathan arringotn, 19:14:08 03/23/03 Sun