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also the theme in sonnet eight of a lasting legacy. Not his legacy which in the
book of sonnets is spoken about many times, but the legacy of having a
child. The idea of having someone of your same blood carry your genetics after
your long gone and dead. In Shakespeare’s eyes if you die with out having a child
of your own you are dead forever on earth. In his words “Thou single wilt prove
none”. As usual Shakespeare is touching on a subject that is timeless that any man
or woman can relate too from any generation. You’ll often see today women who
take fertility pills to have the child they want or at an older age rich men who were
bachelors there whole life marry young women not for love but to have children to
carry on their name. There are other matters in sonnet eight and I will get to them
in various lines but it’s important to know the over whelming meaning. Having a
child of your on is as soothing to the soul as beauti
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going and you will soon be lost and incomplete. In other words
why love something that in return you don’t receive gladly and or receive with
pleasure yet annoys you. It is some what a bitter Shakespeare who is making assumptions but
we as the reader don’t have the option of knowing whether they’re true or not so
we just have to go along. He is saying that the boy “should‘st. “Sweets with sweets war
not, joy delights in joy“. This is the order of the world how sweet things are
together and aren’t at war and how joy takes delight in joy almost like moods are
contagious. There are still plenty of people who have the
same beliefs today but things have changed vastly in western society. ” The
very last line proves to be a emotional powerful punch. bear”
that he is obligated to have children and the theme over here that can be interpreted
can also be one of the overall themes in these sonnets of continuing the boys
beauty. The first quatrain starts pretty harshly with many
accusations.
In the very first line Shakespeare injects music‘s role to help him in his
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argument “Music to hear, why hear’st thou music sadly?”. The lines sing to the reader the beauty of the institute of
marriage and having children. So
Shakepears argument was that much more credible.
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