Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130." My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red, than her lips red: If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun; If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head. I have seen roses damask'd, red and white, But no such roses see I in her cheeks; And in some perfumes is there more delight Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks. I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound: I grant I never saw a goddess go,— My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground: And yet by heaven, I think my love as rare, As any she belied with false compare. Which statement best explains the two possible interpretations of the sonnet?

The statement which best explains the two possible interpretations of the sonnet is:

According to the given poem, we can see the Sonnet 130 which was written by William Shakespeare and how he shows his feelings towards beautiful things and also the beauty of his mistress.

As a result of this, we can see that the two possible interpretations which we can make based on this sonnet is that the speaker's feelings are not strong at the beginning, but towards the ending, the emotions becomes stronger.

Therefore, the correct answer is option A

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A) The three quatrains satirize common poetic comparisons of one’s beloved to beautiful things, suggesting that the speaker’s feelings are not strong. However, the sudden reversal in tone in the final couplet surprises and moves through its sincerity and depth of feeling, suggesting strong emotions.

Explanation:

William Shakespeare's "Sonnet 130" is a satirical take on the typical sonnet which in admiration and appreciation of one's beloved, putting women on a pedestal. Shakespeare uses the sonnet to challenge poets or poetry that uses too much hyperbole and exaggeration when describing or writing about their beloved.

In this sonnet, the three quatrains in iambic pentameter are a means to parody/ satire the typical conventional sonnet form. Shakespeare compares his beloved with other things, just that they are the typical words/ themes for a positive comparison. Rather, he uses negative/ less than flattering themes to compare with her. But in a sudden shift from the derogatory and less alluring comparison, he uses the couplet at the end to conclude and state that his lover is indeed as beautiful as any woman, misrepresented by all those exaggerated comparisons that poets used.

Thus, the correct answer is option A.  

the statement flat characters usually only have one trait that is developed in their story lines is true.

the play romeo and juliet was one of the most famous love tragedies ever written. this love story unfortunately had a fatal ending. many people argue over why the lovers had died, was it over free will or fate?  

the death of romeo and juliet was partially because of free will. the fact that romeo and juliet got married knowing that there was a bitter feud between their families, the montague and capulet’s. this feud brought on many problems, such as the murder of tybalt by romeo. juliet knew that this might be a problem for her and romeo. juliet had said: “what’s in a name”? which explains her ill fate of being a capulet and romeo being a montague. when romeo tells his servant “ ay, mine own…show more content…

i believe they had died over the love they had for each other, strong enough that their lives could end so suddenly if something horrible had come between them, and that was exactly how it happened. this tragedy occurred within five days of the two meeting, they experienced love at first sight, got married and quickly were dead. free will became a part of this when juliet decided to take friar laurence’s advise in inhaling a potion that will make people assume she is died but will awake in 42 hours prier to when she took it. when romeo had heard the news that juliet was dead, he assumed it was true, and responded with the line; “well juliet, i will lay with thee tonight”. to me this line indicated how he feels for juliet by dying in her will. the fact that free will didn’t take control of the story; it left fate to be the murder of the lovers. fate first kicked in when their eyes met at the capulet party. when romeo and juliet spoke, their words had powerful contentment; they had such a strong feeling for one another that they could lay in each other’s arms forever. their happiness didn’t last long; there were many reasons for this, for example; the marriage lord capulet arranged between paris and juliet. i believe that the plot of the play thus far leads the audience to believe that the deaths were a result of fate. the last act will determine once and for all if it is fate or free will. romeo again challenges fate.

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