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Firstly, the language used in this piece of poetry adds to the feeling that you may get whilst reading over the 14 lines of this early-dated masterpiece. Emotions run wild as Shakespeare describes the undying affection that he sees within his “mistress.” If this were to be written in plain English, the meaning would still be the same, but the “Shakespearian” language has always been thought of as more romantic (such as the French language.) We can be easily fooled, what we think is structured in a romantic language, is actually a harsh depiction of a woman who is far from perfect, as we may perceive her to be in this piece. Shakespeare describes his mistress’ eyes as not being bright like the sun, that her lips were ashen, her breasts were dark, she had coarse hair, she was pale, she had a harsh voice and her breath reeks. Nevertheless, the language used can form some type of trickery, of course, Shakespeare states the beauty that he sees, and the beauty that he knows lies within her. He uses honesty as his key form of getting his point across the board.
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There is no specific audience to whom this is directed, yet it is entirely possible that it would be leaning towards a late 16th century audience, due to the fact that it is the circa in which this Sonnet was written. ”
This is an excellent piece of poetry that depicts a woman in great detail, through the eyes of William Shakespeare. The words all piece together nicely, but his depiction of the mistress goes from her eyes, to lips, to breasts, to hair, cheeks, her scent and her breath. not refer much (or at all) to some of the defining factors of styles of romantic poetry, factors such as Atmosphere or Setting. On the other hand, his character depictions of the mistress are strong, as he is trying to portray her with the undying affection that he felt, the love that he had for her. Atmosphere does not play a major part in this particular piece, meaning it does not stand-alone. The content is the main asset of this poem, being that the subject is based on one sole person, and William Shakespeare’s views, feelings and emotions towards said person. The atmosphere is used as a voucher for certain characteristics or traits found in the mistress, whether they are exaggerations or reality. Comparing the beauty that he sees reflecting from her, to that of nature. It is completely possible that in the view of Shakespeare, the organization is that of the order
of importance, yet that wouldn’t be for us to depict as we are not certain if it in-fact is the order of importance.
This concludes the dissection and analysis of William Shakespeare’s content and style in “Sonnet 130: My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like The Sun. A way that this piece could be structured/organized into is in comparison or contrast, as we read that Shakespeare compares the mistress, rather parts of the mistress to items we are able to find in nature. We see the language as something not very fluent to our current society, yet we seem to be able to relate to it, and enjoy it to a level, which was the same 450+ years ago.
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