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Shakespeare’s Sonnet 151
William Shakespeare was born in 1564, in Stratford-upon-Avon. ... The next year, they had their first daughter, Susanna, and then two years later, two twins, Judith and Hamnet, Shakespeares only son. ... Shakespeares son, Hamnet, died at the age of eleven and many say this is where the play, Hamlet, got its name. ...
Sonnet 151
Love is too young to know what conscience is,
Yet who knows not conscience is born of love,
Then gentle cheater urge not my amiss,
Lest guilty of my faults thy sweet self prove. ...
Shakespeare’s sonnet 151 is much easier to understand in a modern translation. ... In his sonnet 151 he comes as close as any poet did in his time, to doing just that. ... This sonnet explores the relationship between sexuality and love, and determines that the two cannot be separated. ...
Sonnet 151 by William Shakespeare is a rare jewel as an Elizabethan sonnet. ... Although possibly not acceptable in Shakespeare’s time, Sonnet 151 is an erotic masterpiece for the ages.
Approximate Word count = 820
Approximate Pages = 3.3
(250 words per page double spaced)
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