The message that Shakespeare tries to convey in his sonnet
is that there is no perfection in love as others might depict it. He denotes
that physical appearance is not everything, but what really matters is loving
somebody for who they really are.
In this sonnet, Shakespeare uses a
negative tone in the first eight lines (octave) to describe how realistic he is
with his mistress’ physical qualities. He says that her eyes are not as shiny
as the sun. Then, he compares the white color of the snow, which is perfect, to
his mistress’ dun (brownish) breasts. Then, he goes on explaining some other
flaws his mistress has. He ends his
negative description with line number eight saying that her breath is not one that
someone would like to smell, which I find rude.
Nonetheless, in the last six lines
(sestet) he changes his tone to a more positive one. He says he loves to hear
her even when he knows that her voice is not the best one to hear. He continues
by saying that goddesses are never to be seen, yet he knows his mistress walks
just like any other woman, which is something believable. In the last two lines, he shows his strongest
point. He states that as rare as his love can be, he prefers being real on how
his mistress looks rather than comparing her to something she is not.
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