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What are the names of some of Shakespeare's sonnets?
Some of the names of Shakespeare's sonnets are The Fair Young Man, The Rival Poet, and The Dark Lady. All of these sonnets are also numbered off so, though they are all about the same thing, they are numbered in roman numerals.
Who did Shakespeare write about in the sonnets?
It is an endless source of debate. Scholars have identified a "handsome youth" and a "dark lady" as the persons to whom the sonnets are addressed. Some people think the "handsome youth" was Shakespeare's patron Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton.
Who does shakespeare address his sonnets to?
The dedication to "Mr. W.H." in the published version of the sonnets was not signed by Shakespeare, but by Thomas Thorpe (T.T.) which some people have taken as an indication that the edition was published without Shakespeare's knowledge or consent. Thus the Mr. W.H. thing probably was not Shakespeare's dedication anyway. What is more, there are a plethora of theories about who this W.H. person might have been, many of which are more plausible than the Wriothesley theory which suffers from the fact that his initials were not W.H. and he was a titled person and therefore would never in a million years be addressed as "Mr." In any case, this confusing dedication has nothing to do with the unidentified people to whom the sonnets were actually addressed, identified strictly through internal evidence as the "Fair Youth" and "Dark Lady". There is plenty of wild speculation over who those people might have been as well.He dedicated his sonnets to Mr. W.H (full name is Henry Wriothesley)there are 2 main sequences of the sonnets:sonnets 1-126 that are addressed to a younger man (and this sequence is calledthe Fair Youth sequence)sonnets 127- 153 are different and more sexual and talk about women(this sequence is called the Dark Lady sequence)
Was Shakespeare faithful to his wife how and why?
We do not know for sure whether Shakespeare was faithful to Anne. Certainly she was happy to have him return home to Stratford in 1613--no objections were ever raised. But it is entirely possible that Shakespeare may have succumbed to the temptations of the city and his lonely exile from his home and family. Thomas Betterton claimed to be the illegitimate son of Shakespeare by his mother who lived on the road between London and Stratford. He might have been lying to boost his image, but we cannot prove it. If the sonnets reflect personal experience, he had an extra-marital affair with a dark haired, dark eyed woman who has become known as the Dark Lady of the Sonnets. Some scholars speculate that she was a Jewish musician from Venice whose married name was Lanier.
What is a sonnet and who wrote sonnets that also wrote plays?
A sonnet is a particular kind of 14-line poem with a strict metre and rhyme scheme. They were a common kind of love-poetry in the sixteenth century in England and earlier in Italy. No doubt most of the playwrights of that time (sixteenth and early seventeenth century England I mean) wrote sonnets at one time or another to chat up some lady who they fancied. But the person who is really famous both for plays and sonnets is William Shakespeare.
What were Shakespeare's sonnets about?
There are over 150 sonnets. Some are about love. Some are about loss. Some are dedicated to the Dark Lady. Others are about the joy of everyday occurrence's.
Who was the dark lady in Romeo and Juliet?
The dark lady was the hypothetical person to whom some of Shakespeare's sonnets are addressed. She has nothing to do with Romeo and Juliet.
What are the names of some of Shakespeare's sonnets?
Some of the names of Shakespeare's sonnets are The Fair Young Man, The Rival Poet, and The Dark Lady. All of these sonnets are also numbered off so, though they are all about the same thing, they are numbered in roman numerals.
Who wrote The Dark Lady?
William Shakespeare Shakespeare did indeed write about a dark lady in a couple of his sonnets which has prompted some Shakespearean scholars to speculate that he had either a Jewish or a Moorish mistress. (The evidence for this is slight) There is however no play or sonnet by Shakespeare entitled 'The Dark Lady'.
Who did shakespeare write his poems for?
Venus and Adonis and Rape of Lucrece were written with a view to selling them--they were written for the public market. They were dedicated to Henry Wriothesley, 3rd Earl of Southampton for whom you might say they were written. The dedication of the sonnets is to "Mr. W.H.", which might be the same guy or not. There are lots of opinions on this. The sonnets are thought to have been written for various people, but there are two whose identities are deduced from the poems themselves--a "fair youth" and a "dark lady". Nobody knows who these might be, but they love to guess. There is some slight circumstantial evidence that the Dark Lady was a Jewish Venetian musician whose married name was Lanier. If the Dark Lady is a real person, she seems to fit the descriptions in the sonnets.
To whom were the majority of Shakespeare's sonnets addressed?
The majority of Shakespeare's sonnets were addressed to a young man, often referred to as the Fair Youth, and a woman known as the Dark Lady. The sonnets explore themes of love, beauty, friendship, and betrayal through the relationships with these two characters.
Who was Shakespeare's alleged lover?
The true identity of the Dark Lady of the Sonnets, if she actually existed, may never be known. There is some speculation that she was a Jewish Venetian musician named Emilia who was married off to a minstrel named Lanier.
What are some of shakespeare's poems?
He wrote many poems as well as play and two long narrative scripts. Usually he wrote sonnets and it is believed he most enjoyed writing sonnets. He wrote 154 sonnets and called each of them Sonnet 1, Sonnet 2, Sonnet 3 etc. so it's easy to identify his poems. Most poems talk about a "dark lady" who was a secret love of his life. All of his poems relate to a specific topic but mostly about love and life.
Who did Shakespeare write about in the sonnets?
It is an endless source of debate. Scholars have identified a "handsome youth" and a "dark lady" as the persons to whom the sonnets are addressed. Some people think the "handsome youth" was Shakespeare's patron Henry Wriothesley, Earl of Southampton.
Who does shakespeare address his sonnets to?
The dedication to "Mr. W.H." in the published version of the sonnets was not signed by Shakespeare, but by Thomas Thorpe (T.T.) which some people have taken as an indication that the edition was published without Shakespeare's knowledge or consent. Thus the Mr. W.H. thing probably was not Shakespeare's dedication anyway. What is more, there are a plethora of theories about who this W.H. person might have been, many of which are more plausible than the Wriothesley theory which suffers from the fact that his initials were not W.H. and he was a titled person and therefore would never in a million years be addressed as "Mr." In any case, this confusing dedication has nothing to do with the unidentified people to whom the sonnets were actually addressed, identified strictly through internal evidence as the "Fair Youth" and "Dark Lady". There is plenty of wild speculation over who those people might have been as well.He dedicated his sonnets to Mr. W.H (full name is Henry Wriothesley)there are 2 main sequences of the sonnets:sonnets 1-126 that are addressed to a younger man (and this sequence is calledthe Fair Youth sequence)sonnets 127- 153 are different and more sexual and talk about women(this sequence is called the Dark Lady sequence)
Was Shakespeare faithful to his wife how and why?
We do not know for sure whether Shakespeare was faithful to Anne. Certainly she was happy to have him return home to Stratford in 1613--no objections were ever raised. But it is entirely possible that Shakespeare may have succumbed to the temptations of the city and his lonely exile from his home and family. Thomas Betterton claimed to be the illegitimate son of Shakespeare by his mother who lived on the road between London and Stratford. He might have been lying to boost his image, but we cannot prove it. If the sonnets reflect personal experience, he had an extra-marital affair with a dark haired, dark eyed woman who has become known as the Dark Lady of the Sonnets. Some scholars speculate that she was a Jewish musician from Venice whose married name was Lanier.
What has the author Samuel Waddington written?
Samuel Waddington has written: 'English sonnets by poets of the past' -- subject(s): Accessible book, English Sonnets 'A century of sonnets' 'Some views respecting a future life' -- subject(s): Future life, Immortality 'The sonnets of Europe' -- subject(s): English poetry, Sonnets, Translations
