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This, one of the most famous sonnets, explores the reaction of the human psyche to the promptings of sexual urges. To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell. Had, having, and in quest to have extreme Ī bliss in proof, and proved, a very woe Īll this the world well knows yet none knows well Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust
#Sonnet 129 full#
Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame, This is an appropriate conclusion for this poem because it is reiterating the seriousness of lust and the Christian stance that lusting, in the end, will place you in hell.The expense of spirit in a waste of shame In this couplet, Shakespeare explains that everyone knows lusting is a sin and it is always visible to God. The last couplet of the poem “All this the world well knows yet none knows well / To Shun the heaven that leads men to this hell” (13-4) finally breaks the hurried 14 lines. This all exemplifies the theme of lust because the poem reveals how once one lusts, they are never satisfied whether it be before, during, or after the lusting just like how as the reader is always propelled into the next word or phrase. There are no periods for the first 12 lines creating a lack of pause, which forces one to read the entire poem through in a hastily manner. This organization of rhyme forms a sense of always searching for a conclusion to the rhyme, as one reads one line and then the next in search for an end rhyme. The organization of Sonnet 129 helps convey Shakespeare’s idea about the tangles created by lust. Moreover, Shakespeare expresses the shamefulness of viewing lust from “behind a dream” (12), the consequently terrible feeling one feels after lusting. Correspondingly, just like when one is lustful, he or she is unavoidably doomed that is, trying to escape the shame worsens the situation.Īlso, Shakespeare touches on the deceptiveness of lust: at first one is convinced lust is not a problem, merely “A bliss in proof” (11) however once realized and “proved” (11), the struggle with lust ends up being problematic. This is an accurate comparison to lust because the energy the fish exerts directly correlates with how deep the hook is buried. When a fish takes the bait with the hidden hook, the barb on the hook encases itself inside the fish’s flesh. A simile is used to expound the consequence of lust by comparing it to when a fish is tricked by “a swallowed bait” (7). This word choice exemplifies strong and ruthless voice that one would not usually categorize with lust. The negativity of lust is extremely reinforced in only the third line of the poem with a chain of adjectives to describe lust: “Is perjured, murderous, bloody, full of blame, / Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust” (3-4).
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Shakespeare promotes the theme that as a result of lust there is only corruptness, whether it be while one is “in pursuit” (9) (in the future tense), “in possession” (in the present tense), or after the fact (in the past tense) when it proves “a very woe” (11). The poem Sonnet 129 focuses on human lust and its inevitable stages of shame.