The first idea about Millay’s poem compares with Shakespeare’s very nicely. Both voices are those of people who are desperately in search of love because they feel they need it. Each voice is telling the other person that they are lying to them at th

is point. Shakespeare’s voice says this directly when he says, “Therefore I lie with her and she with me.” Millay’s voice says this when talks of her boyfriend and asks him to “always be fair” and leave her because he is lying to her about wanting to go out with her.

If one interprets the Millay sonnet as saying what she says in a sarcastic voice then she compares differently with Shakespeare. The voice is pretending to be sad in this interpretation and honestly says that, I like you and I realize that you might not like me so much right now but I will get better if you want me to. If one interprets the Shakespeare sonnet as saying that, I know what is going on even though you do not think that I know and right now we are in tip top ship and this is going down, then this compares very nicely with Millay’s. These two sonnets are both with voices that are saying, I know what is going on and it is going to have to stop right here. Shakespeare says this when he states, “That she might me some untutored youth, Unlearned in the world’s false subtleties.” He says

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