Analysis of Sonnet 65 by William Shakespeare
Sonnet 65 by William Shakespeare explores the theme of Time as a powerful force that defies all earthly materials. The poet contemplates how beauty, no matter how strong, will ultimately succumb to Time's relentless passage. The sonnet delves into the idea of immortality through poetry, suggesting that the poet’s love can be preserved forever in verse. Through vivid imagery and introspective musings, Shakespeare poignantly captures the inevitability of decay and the redemptive power of art.
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Presentation on Sonnet 65 by William Shakespeare Ujjwal Biswas Assistant Professor Department of English Semester I Session-2018-19 Khatra Adibasi Mahavidyalaya
Sonnet: Definition & Sonnet is a fourteen-line poem, usually written in pentameter verse. . It can be divided into two sorts 1. The Italian or Petrarchan sonnet 2. Shakespearean sonnet Italian poet Petrarch(1304-74) did not invent this form of sonnet but made widely known
Form of sonnet Petrarchan sonnet is divide into Octave- an initial passage of eight lines- followed by a sestet consisting of six lines. The typical rhyme scheme is as follows: a b b a a b b a for the octave and c d d c d d, c d d e c e, or c d d c c d for the sestet. Shakespearean sonnet is composed of three quatrains and a couplet. Its rhyme scheme is as follows: a b a b c d c d followed by e f e f g g.
Sonnet-65 Since brass, nor stone, nor earth, nor boundless sea, But sad mortality o'ersways their power, How with this rage shall beauty hold a plea, Whose action is no stronger than a flower? O! how shall summer's honey breath hold out, Against the wrackful siege of battering days, When rocks impregnable are not so stout, Nor gates of steel so strong but Time decays? O fearful meditation! where, alack, Shall Time's best jewel from Time's chest lie hid? Or what strong hand can hold his swift foot back? Or who his spoil of beauty can forbid? O! none, unless this miracle have might, That in black ink my love may still shine bright. J.M.W.Turner. Ulysses deriding Polyphemus. 1829
Central Theme in the sonnet Time the Destroyer and its anti-dote Time is all-powerful. Nothing can withstand the ravages of Time like. Time first give and then takes back its gifts Miracle happens when black ink of the poet s verse immortalizes his beloved.
