Indledning
Shakespeare's sonnets were written a long time ago, to be precise, in the late 16th century. This means that 400 years have passed since William Shakespeare wrote his last play.
Even though he's dead, his poems, plays and characters are as alive today as they were back in the days.
When we work with the texts in English lessons, they seem difficult and bland, but the truth is that Shakespeare illuminates subjects that are still relevant today.
In sonnet 29 we hear about a man's declining self-esteem. He wants to be like the others: smart, hopeful and with a lot of friends. No one can help, not even God, but then he remembers his beloved and his mood changes in a dramatic way.
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Uddrag
Shakespeare shows in the sonnet the importance of surrounding yourself with people who love you for what you are and not what you pretend to be.
In sonnet 130, the narrator compares his beloved to a whole bunch of other beauties he has met on his way. Here it is important to mention that it is never to her favor!
Her eyes are "nothing like the sun," her lips are less red than corals; compared to white snow, her breasts are dun-colored, and her hair is like black wires on her head.
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