Sonnets

Sonnet 65: Since Brass, nor Stone, nor Earth, nor Boundless Sea

A complete analysis of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 65, exploring time’s destructive power and poetry’s ability to preserve beauty.

A full analysis of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 60, exploring time’s relentless motion and poetry’s power to resist decay.

By William Shakespeare QUICK SUMMARYSonnet 138 explores adult love through the lens of mutual deception. Both lovers knowingly lie —

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 55, a powerful meditation on poetry’s ability to outlast monuments and preserve love.

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 — its meaning, themes, and why the poet’s words promise eternal beauty beyond time.

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29 — a moving journey from despair to joy, where the thought of love restores the poet’s faith and worth.

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 — a witty and honest love poem that celebrates real beauty over false comparisons.

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 116 — a timeless definition of love as constant, unchanging, and enduring even against time itself.

Explore Shakespeare’s Sonnet 73 — a moving reflection on aging, time, and love that grows stronger in the face of mortality.