Analyze this quote "All in all, punishment hardens and renders people more insensible; it concentrates; it increases the feeling of estrangement; it strengthens the power of resistance.”

The quote is stated in the context of punishment that it makes men colder and harder, and increases their resistance.

Explanation:

The given quote was stated by Friedrich Wilhelm Nietzsche, a German philosopher, and writer.

In his book titled, "On the Genealogy of Morality," he talked about morality. In the book, he stated that punishment makes men more distant from others; colder, stubborn, and harder; it also increases the feelings of alienation, and strengthens their power of resistance.

In simple terms, punishment makes no good out of men but makes them more miserable, alienated, and resisting.

it the climax in the poem

1.   in sonnet 18, the speaker wants to describe the beauty of his love, but can’t find the words to do so. the speaker says “then in mid-utterance the lay was lost” when he tries to think of the words to describe his love’s beauty.   through his defeat of finding words to describe his love, he shows his love for her.

2.   instead of describing how perfect his love is or comparing her to other beautiful things, he says she is average and there is nothing special about her.   at the last 2 lines of the poem, the volta changes the poem by saying that even though his love is average in beauty, his love for her is special and unique. so instead of praising her throughout the whole poem, he contrasts her average characteristics with his special love for her.

3.   the beloved asked the speaker to describe how he feels about her. she begins to describe what she feels but "drop the torch" and says that she can't do it because the words "hid in me out of reach." the the speaker says "nay, let the silence of my womanhood command my woman-love to thy belief" and that her silence will have to be the answer to his question.