Sonnets

All 154 of Shakespeare’s sonnets in full, with clear analysis of the language, themes, and ideas — from the Fair Youth sequence to the Dark Lady poems.

Sonnets

Sonnet 79: Whilst I Alone Did Call Upon Thy Aid

Read Sonnet 79 by William Shakespeare with the full poem, meaning, themes, and a clear literary analysis.
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Sonnet 89: Say That Thou Didst Forsake Me for Some Fault

Read Sonnet 89 with the full poem and analysis exploring Shakespeare’s themes of devotion, self-sacrifice, and loyalty in love.
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Sonnet 95: How Sweet and Lovely Dost Thou Make the Shame

Read Sonnet 95 by William Shakespeare with the full poem, meaning, themes, and a clear literary analysis.
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Sonnet 105: Let Not My Love Be Called Idolatry

Read Sonnet 105 with the full poem and analysis exploring Shakespeare’s themes of devotion, constancy, and the virtues of fairness and truth.
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Sonnet 74: But Be Contented When That Fell Arrest

Read Sonnet 74 with the full poem and analysis exploring Shakespeare’s themes of death, memory, and poetic immortality.
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Sonnet 63: Against My Love Shall Be as I Am Now

Read Sonnet 63 by William Shakespeare with the full poem, themes, meaning, and a clear literary analysis.
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Sonnet 90: Then Hate Me When Thou Wilt; If Ever, Now

Read Sonnet 90 with the full poem and analysis exploring Shakespeare’s themes of vulnerability, loss, and emotional survival.
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Sonnet 101: O Truant Muse What Shall Be Thy Amends

Summary and analysis of Shakespeare’s Sonnet 101: themes, imagery, and key lines.
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Sonnet 80: O, How I Faint When I of You Do Write

Read Sonnet 80 by William Shakespeare with the full poem, meaning, themes, and a clear literary analysis.
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Sonnet 85: My Tongue-Tied Muse in Manners Holds Her Still

Read Sonnet 85 with full text and analysis exploring silent love, rival poets, and the power of thought over words.
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