Fair Youth

Introduction

William Shakespeare is amongst the most renowned poets, who not have had the privilege of bringing something unique, but also the kind of poetry that was original and impactful, in both reading and the attention.

With 154 sonnets that have been defined and extracted, Shakespeare has covered multiple subjects in the advent of narrating his concepts and the beliefs that they have been receiving over the years, earning him the reputation of being the most outstanding poet of all times, literally connoting with the entire discipline of poetry.

Fair Youth

In order to understand and comprehend the beliefs and the ideologies that Shakespeare wanted to portray, the 154 Sonnets have been distinctively separated, dividing into three broad categories. These are entitled the Fair Youth, the Dark Lady and the Rival Poet, forming as the key characters and players of the Sonnets.

For this analysis, our understanding and comprehension revolves around Fair Youth, which revolves around a symbolic, anonymous young man to whom these Sonnets have been addressed at length (Williams, p.219).

Many authors although are awe-inspired by the kind of language, expressions, tones and inflections that have been used in the Sonnets, but others have a differing perception of Shakespeare holding platonic love for this man, showing signs of being in a closely-knit relationship.

For this paper, we would be discussing and interpreting Sonnet 20, which narrates how the gender roles tend to influence the changing focus of the problems and situations that have been undertaken and experienced over the years and Sonnet 66, where the concept of political governance and the ills associated in ruling are being narrated.

Sonnet 20 - Fair Lady

Sonnet 20 revolves around the challenges and the problems that have been undertaken in line with how gender roles tend to change over the passage of time. While reading ...