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Date Posted: 04:15:32 03/24/03 Mon
Author: Laura Campbell
Subject: Re: SONNET #130 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)
In reply to: Mrs. G. (for Mrs. Moya) :-) 's message, "SONNET #130 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!)" on 20:21:32 03/11/03 Tue

>After reading & paraphrasing Sonnet 130 on your own,
>explain the following:
>
>1. Explain the couplet at the end of this sonnet. How
>does it alter the meaning of the sonnet?
>
>2. How does Shakespeare mock aspects of the
>traditional sonnet in Sonnet 130?

1. The couplet at the end of the sonnet by Shakespeare contrasts with the rest of the sonnet. The first 12 lines of the sonnet is a almost a large over exaggerated insult towards Shakespeare's mistress. But at the end his attitude change's towards the mistress. He reveals to the reader his love for her in the couplet at the end. The couplet can also be confusing for someone who is not as familiar with Shakespeare's language.
2. In a way Shakespeare sonnet about his unattractive mistress does mock the aspects of a traditional sonnet. Instead of writting on and on about something beautiful or tragic, he writes almost what can be taken as a joke to the reader. He compares his mistress's hair to black wires, and talks about how her breath smells. That is not exactly a pleasant desciption.

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  • Re: SONNET #130 (STUDENTS PLEASE READ!) -- Spencer Ast, 04:59:49 03/24/03 Mon
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