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What is the main conflict described in the text?
What is the main conflict described in the text?
In the context of the text, what does 'The clear eyes’ moiety and the dear heart’s part' refer to?
In the context of the text, what does 'The clear eyes’ moiety and the dear heart’s part' refer to?
What is the significance of 'A league' between the eye and heart in the poem?
What is the significance of 'A league' between the eye and heart in the poem?
How is the beloved's image kept present according to the text?
How is the beloved's image kept present according to the text?
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Why does the speaker mention being 'careful' with their possessions at the beginning of the poem?
Why does the speaker mention being 'careful' with their possessions at the beginning of the poem?
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What does 'truest bars' imply in the context of the poem?
What does 'truest bars' imply in the context of the poem?
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'To ’cide this title is impanelèd' suggests:
'To ’cide this title is impanelèd' suggests:
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'Closet never pierced with crystal eyes' implies:
'Closet never pierced with crystal eyes' implies:
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'Or, if they sleep, thy picture in my sight, Awakes my heart to heart’s and eye’s delight.' implies:
'Or, if they sleep, thy picture in my sight, Awakes my heart to heart’s and eye’s delight.' implies:
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'Another time mine eye is my heart’s guest And in his thoughts of love doth share a part.' illustrates:
'Another time mine eye is my heart’s guest And in his thoughts of love doth share a part.' illustrates:
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Study Notes
Sonnets 26-50
- The speaker declares their duty to their beloved, though they feel unable to express their love adequately in words.
- The beloved is requested to behold the speaker's heart, which holds their love, until they are worthy to show their love openly.
- The speaker feels weary, but their thoughts are active, and they imagine the beloved's presence, which makes darkness beautiful.
Sonnet 27
- The speaker acknowledges that all things, including themselves, have flaws, and they do not excuse their own faults.
- They recognize that their love is imperfect and that they make excuses for their beloved's mistakes.
- The speaker feels a civil war within themselves between love and hate.
Sonnet 36
- The speaker accepts that they and their beloved are two separate individuals, despite their undivided love.
- They acknowledge that their guilt might shame their beloved, so they choose not to publicly honor them.
- The speaker's love is not lessened by this choice, as they treasure their beloved's good reputation.
Sonnet 37
- The speaker is comforted by their beloved's worth and truth, despite their own misfortunes.
- They recognize that their beloved possesses beauty, birth, wealth, and wit, which crowns their being.
- The speaker learns to make the most of their beloved's absence by entertaining thoughts of love.
Sonnet 40
- The speaker surrenders all their loves to their beloved, asking what more they could possibly want.
- They forgive their beloved for taking all they have, acknowledging that their love knows no bounds.
- The speaker concludes that true love is greater than any known injury.
Sonnet 41
- The speaker's beloved is gentle and beautiful, making it easy to be won over.
- The speaker notes that when they are away, their beloved's beauty and youth can lead to temptation.
- The speaker longs to see their beloved, and nights become days when they dream of them.
Sonnet 44
- The speaker wishes their thoughts could bridge the distance between them and their beloved.
- They acknowledge that even if they could jump great distances, time would still hinder their reunion.
- The speaker's heavy tears symbolize the woe of their separation.
Sonnet 45
- The speaker's thoughts and desires are with their beloved, even when they are apart.
- They feel that air and fire, elements akin to love, connect them to their beloved.
- The speaker's life is incomplete without their beloved, and they crave news of their well-being.
Sonnet 46
- The speaker's eye and heart are at war over the conquest of their beloved's sight.
- Their heart pleads that their beloved resides within, unseen by the eye.
- A verdict is sought from the heart's tenants to decide the partition of the beloved's outward and inward beauty.
Sonnet 47
- The speaker's eye and heart have formed an alliance, working together harmoniously.
- When the eye is famished for a look, the heart joins in the feast of the beloved's picture.
- The speaker's beloved remains present in their thoughts, and even in sleep, their picture awakens their heart.
Sonnet 48
- The speaker was once cautious, safeguarding their love from those who would misuse it.
- However, their most precious comfort, their beloved, is now vulnerable to those who would steal it away.
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Test your understanding of Shakespeare's Sonnets 26-50 with this quiz. Analyze the themes and language used in the sonnets to deepen your appreciation of Shakespeare's work.
