Shakespearean Sonnet 29 Analysis
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- “And look upon myself, and curse my fate”. As highlighted in Sonnet 29 and described in the previous quote, the speaker of this poem is not happy with his circumstances. As this quote shows, he dislikes himself, curses his current fate, and is overall not happy with his life or situation in life. While it may be a simply said line, it does not have a simple effect on the poem. This line adds depth of feeling, for both the reader and speaker, adds insight to the speaker's words, sets the man v. self conflict, and provides a proper tone for the beginning of the sonnet. This line also builds upon the theme, which is “true love brings optimism, happiness, and comfort”, by providing a stark contrast to the speakers before and after turn thoughts/feelings.
- “Haply I think on thee,--and then on my state”. As described in the previous quote, the speaker of Sonnet 29 has had a change of feeling due to thoughts of his beloved and her love. As seen in the line, the speaker is no longer dreary and unhappy with his fate. He instead is now happy in thoughts of his beloved and of himself, so different from before! To the poem, this line brings a change of tone and an introduction to the difference true love can make on a person's disposition. This line also builds upon the theme, which is “true love brings optimism, happiness, and comfort”, by providing the second half of a stark contrast to the speaker's pre/post turn thoughts and feelings.
- Imagery is present in William Shakespeare's Sonnet 29. This poetic device is most vividly seenin line 2, where it reads, “I all alone beweep my outcast state”. This line and its use of imagery provide the reader with an image of a lone person, perhaps a dirty one due to being an outcast, weeping. This line and device set the tone of the poem, build its setting, and perhaps the reason for the speaker's deep felt sadness expressed in the sonnet. The use of imagery here adds meaning to the poem in that the reader is better able to feel the speaker's emotions as well as better visualize the scene described.
- The Turn seen between lines 12 and 13 changes the overall tone/mood of the poem. Before this element, the speaker of the poem is very unhappy with his current fate/situation in life. The speaker states that he almost despises himself, he wishes to be like the men with greater hope and stature, he curses his fate, and is overall very woeful and unhappy. However, after the Turn, his mood changes from dreary in woe, to happy in the love of his beloved! This change in tone / message allows the reader to see that the speaker cherishes the love of his beloved to where the thought of her instantly brings happiness and comfort despite his circumstances. An example of this is when the speaker states, “For thy sweet love remember'd such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings'. He loves her so much that he states he would rather have her love than to change places with a king, even though that’s what he wanted before the turn! In this particular instance, the Turn ensures that this is a love sonnet.
- “For thy sweet love remember’d such wealth brings”. As seen in the previous quote, the speaker of Sonnet 29 has remembered his beloved and has had a major mood change because of her. The speaker's remembrance of her love has drastically changed his demeanor and words from dreary to happy and comforted. This line brings a needed description of the positive difference love brings to the speaker's demeanor, especially after woeful feelings he had before! This line, in addition to showing the stark difference in the speaker before and after the turn, builds on the theme in that it finally shows the reader how true love brings optimism, happiness, and comfort.
- “That then I scorn to change my state with kings”. In this quote, the speaker is making a statement that even the remembrance of his beloved's love is worth more to him than switching places with a king. Even though this very switch was something he wanted before the turn! The feeling expressed in this line is so important to the poem because it shows the growth and change the speaker has undergone due to the love of his beloved. His statement further builds upon the theme, “true love brings optimism, happiness, and comfort”, in that it expresses how deeply happy the speaker is now, and how he finds comfort in her love when he was once troubled.
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