William Shakespeare s Romeo And Juliet - 1304 Words

Shakespeare has been known for the use of old English and deeper meanings between the lines of all of his work. He is most known for Romeo and Juliet, the Tragedy of Othello, and especially his one hundred and fifty four sonnets. Sonnets are a 14-line poem that rhymes in a particular pattern. The sonnet, like any other work of Shakespeare, is very difficult to interpret and even more difficult for the poet to write himself due to the restrictions of length. Sonnets 1-126 start off with the affection the poet feels for another young man and how it becomes corrupt and unhealthy. Sonnets 127-154 then have to do with the poet and a new love interest, that just like the first one, doesn’t end up well. The sonnets weren’t published until 1609†¦show more content†¦But since she prick d thee out for women s pleasure, Mine be thy love and thy love s use their treasure.† (Shakespeare, Sonnet 20) Sonnet 20 is one of the most important poems within all 154 sonnets because many people believe that Shakespeare is actually expressing his homosexuality which was looked down upon and so he expressed it in a way in which it was difficult to fully comprehend. He also used â€Å"he† for the first half of the sonnets and then went on to say â€Å"she† to have us believe he was in fact talking about a woman. Analyzing the sonnet line by line, it appears that he is talking about a woman who is beautiful but can also change for she took the shape of a man even though she was intended to be a woman, and by adding one extra thing, nature has defeated him and because nature added that one thing, it prohibits the poet to love the young man, because he was meant for the pleasure of a woman and not another man. In fact, lines 1-126 involves the relationship that the poet has or better yet desires with this young man. Almost all of Shakespeare’s playwrights have to do with selfishness, desire and even betrayal. And some of these themes are seen happening consistently as the sonnets progress and the issue Shakespeare is trying to convey is becoming more apparent. In sonnet 1, â€Å"From fairest creatures we desire increase, That thereby beauty s rose might never die, But as the riper should by time decease, His tender heir