Tuesday, January 24, 2012
Sonnet 116
In this short poem, Shakespeare is describing true love and marriage. Shakespeare also states that within a relationship, one can not change another but "alter" to make different without changing into something else. One must work on their own flaws in order to make a relationship last (become a better person). Especially when referring to marriage. Do you agree or disagree w/ the meaning of "alter" in Shakespeare's poem "Sonnet116?"
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sorry for such small words! wasn't intentionally
ReplyDeleteI disagree with you I think "...love is not love/which alters when it alteration finds" (2-3) means that the love you have for your significant other(in this case a husband or wife) doesnt change even if that significant other changes.
ReplyDeleteI guess another way to approach this is to look up the word "alter" in the Oxford English Dictionary in order to see if there are any alternative meanings.
ReplyDeleteBut here I must second Patricia's observation as love is the subject of the sentence in these two lines: "...love is not love/ Which alters when it alteration finds" (Shakespeare 2-3). Therefore, it refers to love.