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Which summary best captures the central idea of
"Sonnet 100"?
Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long
To speak of that which gives thee all thy might?
Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,
Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?
Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem
In gentle numbers time so idly spent;
Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem
And gives thy pen both skill and argument.
Rise, restive Muse, my love's sweet face survey,
If Time have any wrinkle graven there;
If any, be a satire to decay,
And make Time's spoils despised every where.
Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;
So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.
- "Sonnet 100,"
William Shakespeare
The speaker wants to spend more time with his
beloved
The speaker is mostly angry at his muse for
disappearing
The speaker hopes that his muse will help him write
a new poem
The speaker says that his only care in the world is
youthful beauty