Shakespeare Poem

Introduction

William Shakespeare was born April 23, 1564 in the English town of Stredford. William Shakespeare's father, John, was a craftsman, a merchant (selling wool), and in 1568 became mayor of Stratford. William's mother, Mary Arden, was the daughter of a farmer Vilmkota (Vendler, p. 617). From some sources, it is known that William Shakespeare attended grammar school, where he mastered Latin and ancient Greek. The career of Shakespeare as a playwright started after his move to London, where he quickly gained fame and popularity in his work for the company Chaberlain's Men, later known as the King's Men, which own two theaters, the Globe and Blackfriars (Appelbaum, p. 1266).

He also represented with success in court. His beginnings were, however, humble and worked according to sources in the most varied professions, although it seems reasonable to assume that from the beginning was associated with the theater since before he was consecrated as the author already knew as an actor.

Introduction to Sonnet

Shakespeare's sonnets contain 154 poems exposing the same themes: desire, jealousy, obsession, old age, death and love. All these poems are presented in the form of the Shakespearean sonnet, that is to say twelve to three quatrains and a couple (Vendler, p. 617). At first reading one might think that these Sonnets are dedicated to a woman and it is the poet himself who speaks, but in fact, the Sonnets is dedicated to a man whose identity is unknown. Overall in Sonnet the poet's tone changes according to the topics discussed in the poems. The early poems addressed more to a man, the other a mysterious Dark Lady and the last two are more Greek-inspired. There is a certain morality in the Sonnets, truth, beauty and goodness should be our models of life.

Punctuations & Grammar

We now discuss the punctuations and grammatical issues which are of most difficult in the poem.

Line 1-4

My love is like a fever, still longing,

Correction: (“Still”) may not be correctly positioned in the sentence.

For that which longer nurseth the disease.

Correction: The subject of sentence “For” may not be properly modified by a verb. Consider adding a form of “to be” or perhaps a modal verb. The word “nurseth” is possibly a spelling mistake. Ensure the adverb in your sentence is not between the verb and its direct object (Jeremy, p. 142).

Correction: This should be used instead of which

Feeding on that which doth preserve the ill,

Correction: The word doth use is not clear, it means to do.

Line 5-8

The uncertain sickly appetite to please

Correction: If "please" is used as a request to an imperative sentence, ensure there is a comma before it.

All to please the unhealthy desires of the body

Correction: "Please" may require a comma before it

My reason, the physician to my love,

My reason, love's doctor,

Line 9-12

Desire is death, which physic did except

Desire leads to death, which physic (reason) will not allow

Past cure I am, now reason is past care,

Now reason is past caring, now I am past cure,

Line 13-16

And frantic-mad ...