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Sonnet 20 by William Shakespeare
A woman's face with nature's own hand painted, a Hast thou, the master mistress of my passion; b A woman's gentle heart, but not acquainted a With shifting change, as is false women's fashion: b An eye more bright than theirs, less false in rolling, c Gilding the object whereupon it gazeth; d A man in hue all hues in his controlling, c Which steals men's eyes and women's souls amazeth. d And for a woman wert thou first created; e Till Nature, as she wrought thee, fell a-doting, f And by addition me of thee defeated, e By adding one thing to my purpose nothing. f But since she prick'd thee out for women's pleasure, g Mine be thy love and thy love's use their treasure. g
Sonnet 64 by William Shakespeare
When I have seen by Time's fell hand defaced a The rich proud cost of outworn buried age; b When sometime lofty towers I see down-razed, a And brass eternal slave to mortal rage; b When I have seen the hungry ocean gain c Advantage on the kingdom of the shore, d And the firm soil win of the watery main, c Increasing store with loss, and loss with store; d When I have seen such interchange of state, e Or state itself confounded to decay; f Ruin hath taught me thus to ruminate e That Time will come and take my love away. f This thought is as a death which cannot choose g But weep to have that which it fears to lose. g
Sonnet 138 by William Shakespeare
When my love swears that she is made of truth a I do believe her, though I know she lies, b That she might think me some untutored youth, a Unlearnèd in the world's false subtleties. b Thus vainly thinking that she thinks me young, c Although she knows my days are past the best, d Simply I credit her false speaking tongue; c On both side thus is simple truth suppressed. d But wherefore says she not she is unjust? e And wherefore say not I that I am old? f O! love's best habit is in seeming trust, e And age in love loves not to have years told. f Therefore I lie with her and she with me, g And in our faults by lies we flattered be. g
These sonnets are very different from one another. Please read them through.
- Look up in a good dictionary the meaning of the words (if any) you do not know. Maybe there are some familiar words being used with a poetic or archaic meaning. Write down, FOR EACH SONNET, a list of the unknown words with their meaning and another list of the words (if any) with a poetic or uncommon meaning.
Sonnet 20
Hast thou: You have. Mistress: Lover/lady Acquainted: Used to Shifting: Crafty Gazeth: Look Hue: Aspect Amazeth: Bewilderment Wert thou: You were Wrought: Did Fell a-doting: Fell in love Thee: You Thy: Your
Sonnet 64
Defaced: Disfigured Proud: Lofty Outworn: Wasted Brass: Latón Rage: Ire Gain: Win/get Watery: Aqueous Confounded: Confused Hath: Have (has) Ruminate: Chew on Weep: Cry
Sonnet 138
Swears: Pledge Untutored: Unlettered Wherefore: Why Seeming: Appearance Vainly: Idly False-speaking: Fallacious Unjust: Unfaithful
- Now that you understand all the words of the poems, read them again to start the analysis. First of all, pay attention to their poetical forms: Are they Italian or English
3.a First of all, describe the main topic: What is the poet’s concern in the sonnet of your choice?
In sonnet 20, Shakespeare is addressing to a young man who, probably, Shakespeare wanted. In this poem people tent to doubt about Shakespeare´s sexuality. Here, it seems Shakespeare is homosexual.
3.b Can you explain the introductory statement that sets the topic?
Shakespeare compared his “ master-mistress ” with women telling that he had “ A woman's face with nature's own hand painted ” and “ A woman's gentle heart ”, but he is faithful than women.
3.c How is the argument developed throughout the sonnet?
In the development, Shakespeare described his men and also he complained because firstly, he was created as a woman, but then, Nature fell in love of him, and for this reason, now he is a man.
3.d And the conclusion?
In the conclusion, Shakespeare accepted that, physically he is going to please woman, but his love belongs to the poet.
3.e Is there a “volta” (or “turn”) in the argument or does it goes through till the concluding statement?
I think there is a “volta” when Shakespeare wrote:
“ And for a woman wert thou first created; Till Nature, as she wrought thee, fell a-doting, And by addition me of thee defeated,”
Because at the first lines, he talks about that he was created as a woman, and in last lines he complain again about that point.
- Is there any connection between the development of the argument and the formal division of the quatrains and the ending couplet?
I think there are connection between the development of the argument and the formal division of the quatrains and the ending couplet, because on two first quatrains, Shakespeare describes him, then, in the third quatrain he complains about the election of Nature (she created him as a man because she fall in love of him). And finally, in the couplet, Shakespeare accepts that: “ Mine be thy love and thy love's use their treasure.”
- If you have chosen “Sonnet 20”, get information about the ‘Lovely Boy’ of Shakespeare’s sonnet and the influence of Platonism, and explain your opinion about which one is the more plausible interpretation.
- Do you think that the subject-matter of the sonnet of your choice is still valid for a 21 st^ century audience?
I think it is difficult that people interested in read Shakespeare´s sonnets because it is difficult to understand, but when you find information about the old language and understand verses it is pleasurable and, definitively, I think the subject-matter of the sonnet is still valid for a 21st^ century audience because is a topic that people is
interested in and it is entertaining.
