Sonnet 116 And 130 From Shakespeare

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Many writers use tone in order to reveal the way he or she feels. It is an attitude that is portrayed to the reader. One can recognize the reader’s tone through their creative words, imagery, and possible allusions. William Shakespeare uses this technique of tone to describe what love is about. In sonnet 116, he describes love in the most average basic context that has been seen before. However in sonnet 130, Shakespeare uses a totally new technique in describing love. These two different styles or writing ran perpendicular to one another. Not because the message itself conflicted with each other, but because the ways Shakespeare decided to view them were different. Sonnet 116 is basically Shakespeare’s definition of love. He wants to tell people what true love really is. This purpose of this attempts to define love, is more so, and introduction for sonnet 130.
Shakespeare believed that "the marriage of true minds" (line 1) is the correct form of love. True love does not change even among changing couples. So no matter how different their personalities are, true love can still exist amongst them. Shakespeare’s idea of ideal love is an attraction that is never changing, and permanent. True love does not simply change to suit a particular situation. It never changes, fades, for even death cant outlast it. It also admits no flaws. He gives examples to demonstrate what love is through metaphors. He says that love is the “star to every wandering bark.” (line 7). That means that love is a star that never changes position and is never shaken, just as a ship follows a stationary star for directions. True love is immovable and is never to be moved, like the North Star. This is his extreme ideal of romantic love.
William Shakespeare also goes on to saying what love is not. He says that love is not prone, or a victim, to time. It does not rely on time like everything on earth does. Though beauty fades in tim...