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Sonnet 79
Creative Thematic
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He ain't good enough!
Summary of Sonnet 79
Narrator gently states that he is no longer worthy of the girl.
Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid,
My verse alone had all thy gentle grace,
But now my gracious numbers are decayed,
And my sick muse doth give an other place.
I grant (sweet love) thy lovely argument
Deserves the travail of a worthier pen,
Yet what of thee thy poet doth invent,
he robs thee of, and pays it thee again,
He lends thee virtue, and he stole that word,
From thy behaviour, beauty doth he give
And found it in thy cheek: he can afford
No praise to thee, but what in thee doth live.
Then thank him not for what which he doth say,
Since what he owes thee, thou thy self dost pay.
Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid,
My verse alone had all they gentle grace,
But now my gracious numbers are decayed,
And my sick muse doth give an other place.
I grant (sweet love) thy lovely argument
Deserves the travail of a worthier pen,
Yet what of thee thy poet doth invent,
He robs thee of, and pays it thee again,
He lends thee virtue, and he stole that word,
From thy behaviour, beauty doth he give
And found it in thy cheek: he can afford
No praise to thee but what in thee doth live.
Then thank him not for that which he doth say,
Since what he owes thee, thou thy self dost pay.
Narrator introduces rival poet and tells the girl that her new lover does not, and will never be able to, love her truly.
Whilst I alone did call upon thy aid,
My verse alone had all thy gentle grace,
But now my gracious numbers are decayed,
And my sick muse doth give an other place.
I grant (sweet love) thy lovely argument
Deserves the travail of a worthier pen,
- iambic pentameter
- shift/tone
- diction/figurative language
Yet what of thee they poet doth invent,
He robs thee of, and pays it thee again,
He lends thee virtue, and he stole that word,
From thy behaviour, beauty doth he give
And found it in thy cheek: he can afford
No praise to thee, but what in thee doth live.
Then thank him not for what which he doth say,
Since what he owes thee, thou thy self dost pay.
A Deeper Look
CONCLUSION
Jealousy of Love and Heartbreak
Sonnet 79 is told from the point of view of a man whose lover left him and now has someone else other than him. The narrator claims that his former lover will find no better love than he. Shakespeare creates a theme of jealousy and wounded love mainly through diction. He divides the poem in two, with the first half with a theme more of sadness and the second with criticism and jealousy.