FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
[CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
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She is powerful, she commands respect
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She is heavy and is not light on her feet
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -His mistress isn’t a goddess, she doesn’t fly or soar or float along. She just walks (treads) like a normal person, on the ground. A pretentious poet might say: “My love walks like a goddess, ” but we would know that it isn’t true.
Detailed explanation-2: -In telling his mistress that he loves her, our speaker also has to give us an idea about what his love is like. This poem is partly about where love comes from, what motivates our feelings of affection for someone else. Specifically, it’s about finding love in spite of (or maybe even because of) physical flaws.
Detailed explanation-3: -In Sonnet 130, what details does the speaker provide about his mistress’ appearance? Her lips are not bright red, her skin is not snowly white, her hair is black and wiry, and she does not have rosy cheeks.
Detailed explanation-4: -Summary: Sonnet 130 In the third quatrain, he admits that, though he loves her voice, music “hath a far more pleasing sound, ” and that, though he has never seen a goddess, his mistress-unlike goddesses-walks on the ground.