... take them at face value, and somewhat bemusedly, decides to tell the truth" (Spark Notes, Shakespeare 130). "The rhetorical structure of Sonnet 130 is important to its effect. In the first quatrain, the speaker spends one line on each comparison between his mistress and something else (the sun, coral, snow, and wires--the one positive thing in the whole poem some part of his mistress is like. In ... breasts are certainly not white as snow" (Mabillard)". "Skin and breasts were often described as whiter than snow. Breasts were also compared to pearl and ivory. The wittiness of this line i...

• Word Count: 2289
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: High School

... of. I have learned that jealousy is a feeling and no one can stop themselves from being jealous sometimes. The fourth source that I looked up jealousy in was The Harvard Concordance to Shakespeare by Marvin Spevack. I found a play on The Two Gentlemen of Verona in act 2 line 177. Here's how its goes Proteus- Then let her alone Valentine ... - Not for the world: why man, she is mine, and I as rich in having such a jewel as twenty seas, if all their were pearl, The water nectar, and the rocks pure gold. Forgive me that I do not dream on thee, because thou see'st ... . Proteus- But she loves...

• Word Count: 1052
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School