FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Question
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He says that there is no one like his loverShe might not be physically appealing, however she is perfect in terms of her mind
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He says she is rare. There are few women like her
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Either A or B
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -Although the speaker seems to unflattering and critical, he maintains that his love is “rare” as he is able to interact with and share his life with his mistress. The love expressed in this sonnet is very sincere and not false.
Detailed explanation-2: -In the couplet, however, the speaker declares that, “by heav’n, ” he thinks his love as rare and valuable “As any she belied with false compare”-that is, any love in which false comparisons were invoked to describe the loved one’s beauty.
Detailed explanation-3: -This final rhyming couplet creates a sense of conclusion, which emphasises the speaker’s affection for his mistress despite all the previous undermining of her beauty. And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare G. As any she belied with false compare.
Detailed explanation-4: -The couplet of this sonnet renews the speaker’s plea for the young man’s love, urging him to “love well” that which he must soon leave. It is important to note that the couplet could not have been spoken after the first two quatrains alone.
Detailed explanation-5: -Lines 13-14 Here are two lines in plain English: the speaker thinks that his lover is as wonderful ("rare") as any woman ("any she") who was ever misrepresented ("belied") by an exaggerated comparison ("false compare").