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关于莎士比亚十四行诗的问题

By 刘奇2023级 10-08 31次浏览

What thematic parallels can be drawn between Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 ("Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?") and Sonnet 130 ("My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun") regarding the poet's treatment of beauty, love, and poetic convention?

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  • 赵慧萱2023级 10-14

    Thematic Parallels Between Shakespeare's Sonnet 18 and Sonnet 130

    While employing contrasting approaches, these two sonnets explore core themes of beauty, love, and the essence of poetry.

     

    1. The Nature of Beauty: Transcending the Superficial

       · Sonnet 18: Celebrates an eternal, ideal beauty by refining traditional metaphors (noting summer's flaws).

       · Sonnet 130: Affirms a real, earthly beauty by overturning traditional metaphors (rejecting clichés).

       · Common Ground: Both reject superficial or transient beauty, seeking a more authentic and lasting essence.

    2. The Nature of Love: Rooted in Truth

       · Sonnet 18: Love is an eternizing force, immortalizing the beloved through poetry.

       · Sonnet 130: Love is an acceptance based on truth, cherishing the beloved fully aware of their ordinariness.

       · Common Ground: The depth of love lies in its transcendence of appearance, whether against time's decay or hypocritical rhetoric.

    3. Approach to Poetic Convention: Critical Innovation

       · Sonnet 18: Masters and elevates tradition, proving from within that poetry can achieve what nature cannot—permanence.

       · Sonnet 130: Openly rebels against tradition, mocking conventions from without to declare truth superior to false comparison.

       · Common Ground: Both critically engage with literary conventions, using them as a means to pursue more sincere and powerful expression.

     

    Core Conclusion:

    The two sonnets arrive at the same destination by different paths:Sonnet 18 reaches eternity through idealization, while Sonnet 130 reaches authenticity through realism. Together, they demonstrate that true value stems from truth and sincerity, not from ornate illusions.

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