FAMOUS PLAYWRIGHT POET AND OTHERS
WILLIAM SHAKESPEARE
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Pale
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Grey
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White
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Oily
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Detailed explanation-1: -Most of Shakespeare’s sonnets are addressed to a young man, but towards the end of the sequence there emerges the so-called “Dark Lady”, a woman with whom he seems to have had an often difficult and unhappy relationship. Sonnet 130 refers to her, even though we do not know her name. This is an unconventional love poem.
Detailed explanation-2: -Sonnet 130 Summary The speaker’s lover does not look the way that poets often describe their lovers. She has pale lips and her skin is not the luminous white often prized by writers. She has dark, wiry hair and lacks rosy cheeks. Her breath is not perfumed and her voice is not musical.
Detailed explanation-3: -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"). These last two lines are the payoff for the whole poem. They serve as the punch-line for the joke.
Detailed explanation-4: -“Sonnet 130” has a tone of truthfulness. Throughout the sonnet Shakespeare says somewhat mean but truthful facts about the appearance of his mistress. Even though the statements seem cruel and mean he is speaking the truth and these flaws don’t bother him. The sonnet’s mood is loving.