Shakespeare's sonnets

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On beauty.

Today we'll look at two of  Shakespeare's sonnets.

We'll dig into what comprises a Shakespearean sonnet.

We'll ask ourselves if people in Shakespeare's time had a different view of beauty.

 

Shakespeare

Brain dump:

Who was Shakespeare?

What did he do?

What do we need to know?

What do you know
about sonnets?

Sonnet 130 - Questions

1. What is the rhyme scheme?
   
2. How does Shakespeare describe his “mistress”?
   
3. How are the last two lines different from the beginning of the poem?
   
4. What is the poem about?
   
5. What does Shakespeare criticize in this sonnet?
   

Sonnet 130

- Joke on the conventions of love

- Doesn't praise his lover: 
      - not white as snow
      - no beautiful red lips
      - no golden hair

- Love doesn't need to be extreme
   to be real, against unrealistic ideals

Which sonnet do you prefer and why?

Do you think that social
media has influenced our
perceptions on beauty and in what way?