... combination of metaphors and similes to portray the eternal beauty of his mistress. However unlike Petrarch whose poems were written as a series of love poems to an idealized and idolized mistress, Shakespeare left out exaggerated metaphors. Shakespeare took a different approach in writing his poem and used a comical tone when comparing his ... the sun; her lips are as red as coral; her cheeks are like roses'; her breasts are white as snow, her voice is like music; she is a goddess."" Shakespeare, however, reversed Petrarch's poetry and played a joke on the conventions of common love poe...

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... ?" This question is comparing her to the summer season. During this season is when the flowers are blooming, trees are full of leaves, the weather is warm, and generally it is known as an enjoyable season. The following eleven lines in the poem are also dedicated to similar comparisons between the beloved and summer days. ... is always mild and temperate by her nature and nothing at all like the summer. It is incidentally brought to life as being described as the "eye of heaven" with its "gold complexion". The imagery throughout the sonnet is simple and attainable to the reader, which is...

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• Grade Level: High School

... task. It's not only about a knife and an alibi; but also involves a brew of inner-struggle and guilt that are often buried under the stereotypical image. Shakespeare successfully separates Macbeth from these ... antithesis. In the early scenes, Macbeth and Lady Macbeth believe in different sets of morals. A Loyal Thane of Cawdor, Macbeth, in Lady Macbeth's words, is "too full othmilk of human kindness to catch the nearest way." (23) He is too decent and squeamish to murder Duncan for the crown, and even if he does, his face ... . Lady Macbeth reveals her evil and ambitious character by ...

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... way that Shakespeare portrays them that makes it clear, though not obvious, as to who is really the insane one. Hamlet, the young, strong, full of revenge prince is constantly talked about as insane. Most of the characters in the play Hamlet, except for Hamlet's good friend Horatio and a few ... queen of, is that Hamlet is insane without Ophelia. In fact, Polonius is the one who ordered his daughter to break off any relationship that she might have with Hamlet, believing that would drive Hamlet to frustration, anger, and eventually cause him to loose his wit. Polonius's idea coincided we...

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• Grade Level: High School