Sonnet 23

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William Shakespeare

1609

Sonnet 23 by William Shakespeare

Release Date

Thu Jan 01 1609

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William Shakespeare

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Sonnet 23 from the 1609 Quarto.

This sonnet begins with one of Shakespeare’s familiar analogies — life as a theatrical performance — as in, for example, Macbeth and As You Like It. However, the poem uses other comparisons as well, the most startling being the Bard’s confession that he is lost for...

Sonnet 23 Annotated

As an unperfect actor on the stage,
Who with his fear is put beside his part,
Or some fierce thing replete with too much rage,
Whose strength's abundance weakens his own heart;
So I, for fear of trust, forget to say
The perfect ceremony of love's rite,
And in mine own love's strength seem to decay,
O'ercharged with burthen of mine own love's might.
O! let my looks be then the eloquence
And dumb presagers of my speaking breast,
Who plead for love, and look for recompense,
More than that tongue that more hath more express'd.
O! learn to read what silent love hath writ:
To hear with eyes belongs to love's fine wit.

Sonnet 23 Q&A

Who wrote Sonnet 23's ?

Sonnet 23 was written by William Shakespeare.

When did William Shakespeare release Sonnet 23?

William Shakespeare released Sonnet 23 on Thu Jan 01 1609.

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