XxStephanie
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I have to Memorize a Shakespeare sonnet for my drama class by Thursday and I think it might help if I understood it a little better. Can somebody help break it down for me? I wan to know what the sonnet is about and what the resolution is in the end. Thanks In Advanced!
The Sonnet Is as Follows:
When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night,
When i behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silvered o'er with white:
When lofty trees i see barren of leaves,
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard:
Then of thy beauty do I question make
That though among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake,
And die as fast as they see others grow,
And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defense
Save breed to brave him, when he takes thee hence.
Also, Is there a special reason that the word Time is capitalized or is that just a glitch?
The Sonnet Is as Follows:
When I do count the clock that tells the time,
And see the brave day sunk in hideous night,
When i behold the violet past prime,
And sable curls all silvered o'er with white:
When lofty trees i see barren of leaves,
Which erst from heat did canopy the herd,
And summer's green all girded up in sheaves
Borne on the bier with white and bristly beard:
Then of thy beauty do I question make
That though among the wastes of time must go,
Since sweets and beauties do themselves forsake,
And die as fast as they see others grow,
And nothing 'gainst Time's scythe can make defense
Save breed to brave him, when he takes thee hence.
Also, Is there a special reason that the word Time is capitalized or is that just a glitch?