William Shakespeare
-was born in April 1564 in Warwickshire.
-His father was John Shakespeare
Shakespeare wrote 154 sonnets. Out of which, the first 126 sonnets are addressed to a young man- Mr. W.H.who is believed to possess great physical charm.The rest 28 sonnets are addressed to 'dark lady' whose identity remains unknown till date.
True love is Shakespeare's 116th sonnet. It is addressed to Mr W.H.
The theme of the poem is love.
SUMMARY
According to shakespeare,
-love that changes when circumstances change is not love. It is mere sensuality and lust.
-Once two minds get united in love; nothing can change or separate them.
-No remover can remove or can bend true love.
-In other words, no external force or influence however strong can break the bond between two minds united in love.
-True love is not time's fool as hings and beings grow and decay with time.
-With the passage of time, he rosy lips and cheeks of youth lose their charm and lustre. With the physique withering, lust dissolves. It does not happen so with true love which is the marriage of true minds.
-Also Shakespeare speaks with conviction that no one can disprove his views on true love.
POINTS TO PONDER
-In the third quatrain(a stanza of four lines), Shakespeare speaks about the time transcending aspect of true love.
-In this poem,time is personified.
-According to Shakespeare,'True Love' bears it out even to the edge of doom. Doom's day or the day of judgement is a biblical belief.
-Shakespeare's sonnet no. 116 is a superb example of the poet's artistic craftsmanship; his mastery over language, his ability of creating pictures with words.
-Rhyme scheme- ababcdcdefefgg
- consists of three quatrains and a couplet.
-There is use of iambic pentameter.
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