Sonnet 18

Part I of Essay
The English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was the author of the most widely admired and influential body of literature by any individual in the history of Western civilization. However, perhaps he was only well known for many plays that represent romantic love. H ....

Part II of Essay
.... He then proceeds to bombard us with images of natural nuisances such as windy days that "…shake the darling buds of May"(ll. 3); which hot weather magnified because it is coming from heaven and the seasons are changing. Shakespeare has taken the idea of a warm breezy summer day and twisted it into a sweltering day with the sun beating down on us. However, in the lines after the destruction of a nice day, he twists things back by the comments he showers on his love. He tells us that his love's beauty shall remain the same at all times, "…thy… ....