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Shakespeare The sonnets

In Sonnet 15, Shakespeare reflects on the transient nature of life and the relentless passage of time. He compares human existence to the fleeting beauty of plants and laments the inevitable decay that accompanies growth. Ultimately, he offers his solution to this problem by suggesting that through his love, he can immortalize youth and defy the ravages of time.

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Shakespeare The sonnets

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  1. ShakespeareThe sonnets

  2. William Shakespeare • ”The Bard” • 1564 – 1616 • Actor • Poet (154 sonnets + other poems) • Playwright (38 plays) • Private lifevirtuallyunknown

  3. The Renaissance • 14th – 17th centuries • = ”rebirth” (from the dark Middle Ages) • Focuson: • The relationshipbetween God and man • The hierarchy of the universe • (The Elizabethan World Picture) • Ordervschaos

  4. What is a sonnet? • A poem (usualabout love) • 14 lines • Rhymepattern: ababcdcdefefgg • Iambicpentameter • Rember: poems aremeant to beread out loud – the more you do it, the more you understand it.

  5. 1 stanza of 14 lines When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presentethnought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When I perceive that men as plants increase, Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky, Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, And wear their brave state out of memory; Then the conceit of this inconstant stay Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, Where wasteful Time debateth with decay To change your day of youth to sullied night, And all in war with Time for love of you As he takes from you, I engraft you new

  6. 3 quatrains When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presentethnought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When I perceive that men as plants increase, Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky, Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, And wear their brave state out of memory; Then the conceit of this inconstant stay Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, Where wasteful Time debateth with decay To change your day of youth to sullied night,

  7. 1 couplet And all in war with Time for love of you As he takes from you, I engraft you new

  8. The sonnet The 3 quatrains canstate the problem in 3 differentways When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presentethnought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When I perceive that men as plants increase, Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky, Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, And wear their brave state out of memory; Then the conceit of this inconstant stay Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, Where wasteful Time debateth with decay To change your day of youth to sullied night, And all in war with Time for love of you As he takes from you, I engraft you new The couplet mayreveal the solution

  9. Iambic Pentameter • dee DUM, dee DUM, dee DUM, dee DUM, dee DUM. • 5 syllables (sounds) • 5 unstressed + 5 STRESSED • Rhythm of the human heartbeat • But soft, what light through yonder window breaks • But soft, what light through yonder window breaks • When I consider every thing that grows • When I consider every thing that grows

  10. dee DUM, dee DUM, dee DUM, dee DUM, deeDUM pådansk Når jeg betragter alt hvad der er tilog ser hvor kort fuldkommenheden varer -at verden er en scene, fuld af spil,som himmelstjerner hemmeligt forklarer;når jeg forstår, at alt får sin bekomst,frembragt og fældet af den sam­me himmel,at mensker visner, mens de står i blomst,og prægtigt klædt forgår i støv og skimmel;så fører dette syn af løste båndmin tanke til din ungdoms rige skat,hvor tiden og forfaldet hånd i håndforvandler dagens gry til smudsig nat;og for min kærlighed, i kamp med tiden,indpoder jeg dig liv, som blomstrer siden.

  11. Sonnet15: meaning What is hesayingaboutperfection and life? When I consider every thing that grows Holds in perfection but a little moment, That this huge stage presentethnought but shows Whereon the stars in secret influence comment; When I perceive that men as plants increase, Cheered and checked even by the self-same sky, Vaunt in their youthful sap, at height decrease, And wear their brave state out of memory; Then the conceit of this inconstant stay Sets you most rich in youth before my sight, Where wasteful Time debateth with decay To change your day of youth to sullied night, And all in war with Time for love of you As he takes from you, I engraft you new What is hesayingaboutdecay and death? Whatdoesheconcludeaboutyouth and time? What is His solution?

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