A summary of Sonnet 130 in William Shakespeare's Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Shakespeare’s Sonnets and what it means.
With a deftness of touch that takes away any sting that might otherwise arise from implied criticism of other sonneteers, the poet satirises the tradition of comparing one's beloved to all things beautiful under the sun, and to things divine and immortal as well.
A summary of Sonnet 130 in William Shakespeare's Shakespeare’s Sonnets. Learn exactly what happened in this chapter, scene, or section of Shakespeare’s Sonnets and what it means.
With a deftness of touch that takes away any sting that might otherwise arise from implied criticism of other sonneteers, the poet satirises the tradition of comparing one's beloved to all things beautiful under the sun, and to things divine and immortal as well.
