Re: Sonnet 73 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- Shakespeare's Sonnets

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Date Posted: 06:26:04 03/19/03 Wed
Author: Gina Dacquisto
Subject: Re: Sonnet 73 (READ THIS FIRST!)
In reply to: Mrs. G. 's message, "Sonnet 73 (READ THIS FIRST!)" on 14:54:56 01/02/03 Thu

Shakespeare's diction conveys the season by expressing the time of year it was and referring it as like death. Most people associate death with coldness and trees with leaves falling off, etc, just as how Shakespeare described it. In this sonnet, it goes on towards the bottom how that the person he was talking about was him. He could have written this while he was on his deathbed, for it says, "[...]In me thou seest the glowing of such fire, That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the deathbed whereon it must expire [...]."

Time and season are significant in this sonnet because many themes could be expressed through these. For season, as I said before, most people seem to associate death with cold weather, "bareness" of trees, etc. Shakespear had said in his sonnet, "[...]When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang,Upon these boughs which shake against the cold[...]," in this part of his sonnet, he is describing how the season is changing, which could also represent how his life is going to change too. Time is significant in this sonnet because Shakespear had said, "[...]In me thou seest the twilight of such day, As after sunset fadeth in the west, Which by and by black night doth steal away,Death's second self, which seals up all in rest[...]" which is basically like describing how the sun it setting, like how his life is ending and death is going to take over.

*I hope this all makes sense!! It's still early in the morning*

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Re: Sonnet 73 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- Liz Francis, 10:36:17 03/19/03 Wed

Re: Sonnet 73 (READ THIS FIRST!) -- Lauren Hager, 19:30:10 03/22/03 Sat