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

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Date Posted: 18:41:02 03/17/03 Mon
Author: Ashley D
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

I wasn't quite sure what the last line meant so I'm sort of going to wing it. The last couplet sounds completly opposite of the rest of the sonnet. All throughout the poem Shakespear talks about how this girl is so hideous and stinky and annoying sounding, then turns around at the very end and says how their love is something really special. It's like they were close or something. I highly doubt it, but maybe just maybe it could be a sign that although she is totally gross he still loves her and nothing could replace the love they had for eachother. (Sorry there's the hopeless romantic in me slipping out)

As far as the splitting away from tradition goes I don't think Shakespeare could have gotten any further from tradtion unless he wrote about something totally irrelevent such as gum on his shoe. Most sonnets deal with loving someone and comes from a warm heart. Throughout sonnet 130 his heart was pretty cold. He broke the mold talking about how she seemed repulsive and stunk and her voice like fingernails on a chalkboard. He didn't seem too much in love until you got to the last couplet and then...it's possible he did love her. Slim chance but still a chance none-the-less.
Well now that I feel stupid... on to lessons 3 and 4

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Re: Sonnet 130 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- Kathryn Williams, 10:28:56 03/18/03 Tue