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

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Date Posted: 23:15:29 03/18/03 Tue
Author: Deenie!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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? The sonnet is describing a not-so-pretty or unattractive woman. He's saying that she has bad breath, her hair is like black wires, her eyes are nothing like the sun, her lips aren't red, she doesnt walk like a goddess, etc. But the couplet at the end is surprising because it shows that he only cares about how beautiful she is inside and that he loves this woman no matter how ugly she is. It's like that really old saying: it's the inside that counts, not the outside.
>
>2. How does Shakespeare mock aspects of the
>traditional sonnet in Sonnet 130? Back then, sonnet writers (when it comes to women) usually write about an attractive, sexy, hot, beautiful lady. They describe them as angels, goddesses, queens, fully bloomed flowers, and blah blah blah. All that is trash...it's like who cares, whatever...that can get really corny sometimes and you just have to laugh because it's just so corny and annoying. Shakespeare is different. He's totally describing a whole different woman, an unattractive one. And he's saying that his woman is incomparable and nothing like the others. I like this sonnet.

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Re: Sonnet 130 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- Mrs. G., 09:04:32 03/19/03 Wed