Sonnet 130: My Mistress’ Eyes Are Nothing Like the Sun
Sonnet 130 is not a poem about an ordinary woman. It is a poem about what lying on behalf of a woman does to love.
“What light through yonder window breaks?” — Romeo and Juliet
Sonnet 4: Unthrifty Loveliness, Why Dost Thou Spend
Sonnet 4 is not a poem about beauty — it is a legal brief against a man who…
Sonnet 3: Look in Thy Glass, and Tell the Face Thou Viewest
Sonnet 3 is the first poem in the sequence to look backward — and that change of direction…
Sonnet 58: That God Forbid, That Made Me First Your Slave
Sonnet 58 is a performance of patience — and the couplet is where the performance breaks.
Sonnet 76: Why Is My Verse So Barren of New Pride
Read Sonnet 76 with the full poem and analysis exploring Shakespeare’s reflection on poetic style, originality, and constant…
Sonnet 92: But Do Thy Worst to Steal Thyself Away
Read Sonnet 92 with the full poem and analysis exploring Shakespeare’s themes of love, insecurity, and emotional dependence.
Sonnet 110: Alas, ’Tis True, I Have Gone Here and There
Read Sonnet 110 with a clear analysis exploring Shakespeare’s themes of regret, wandering, and the rediscovery of true…