Soneto 18 - Shakespeare

Mini Biography: William Shakespeare
Shakespeare was born on April 23, 1264 and died April 23, 1616.
He attended the local grammar school in Stratford.
He divide himself in three periods
20years: schooling, marriage, and fatherhood
25 years: actor and playwright in London
last 5 years: retirement back in Stratford.
He had a deep understanding of human nature.
The first 126 sonnetshe addressed them to a young nobleman and the next 26 he concentrated on a woman.
Created characters that had a meaning beyond the time and place of his plays.
He freely experimented with grammarand vocabulary so that it would help prevent English from being fixed and artificial.


Mini Biography: William Shakespeare
In 1599, Shakespeare and six associates became owners of The GlobeTheatre.
The first 126 sonnets he addressed them to a young nobleman and the next 26 he concentrated on a woman.
The sonnets’ most common themes
destructive effects of time, the quickness ofphysical decay, and the loss of beauty, vigor, and love.
The poems celebrated life but also had a keen awareness of death.
The richness and precision of Shakespeare’s imagery give his writing a uniquestyle.
Shakespeare’s most famous plays
Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Othello, Hamlet, Julius Caesar, and A Midsummer Night’s Dream; among others.

Sonnet 18
Characteristics of Sonnet: Overall
14lines
3 quatrains
Stanzas of 4 lines
1st quatrain
Introduce the situation or what he wants to present
2nd quatrain
Situation will be more detailed
3rd quatrain
A turn will happen
Rhymingcouplet (2 lines)
“solve the situation”
Closing of the sonnet
Rhyme schemes
abab cd cd efef gg
Characteristics of Sonnet: Sonnet 18
1st quatrain

Characteristics of Sonnet: Sonnet 18
RhymingCouplet
Theme
Immortality
Youth
Time
Analysis: 1st Stanza
Shall I compare thee to summer’s day?
Main metaphor
Use nature to compare
Summer is bright, full of life, blooming
Thou art more...