Sonnet CXXIX

In quatrains I and II, Shakespeare writes on the most physical act of love; sex. Rage rapes these lines and betrayal is eminent. Ultimately, physicality yields broken hearts or “mad take

Quatrain III depicts the extreme spiritual nature of love. Shakespeare acknowledges that when one seeks love they are seeking happiness. Displeased, the seeker will find that love brings misery (Line 11) and the only joy is false.

rs.” Why? For love is “not to trust,” of course. Shakespeare’s skepticism hints at infidelity of the flesh and heart. He may have experienced a lover who loved another or an even more painful situation. Consider Shakespeare involved in a couple whose love was not real. In which case, the lovers would be cheating themselves. And what stirs this brew? Love. Without love, there would be no motivation. Infidelity of the flesh is owed to a partner greedy for affection. Both partners long for love so much that they lie to themselves while committing infidelity of the heart and mind. The person cannot trust himself, nor can he

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