Question

central Idea of shall i compare thee to a summer's day​

Answer 1

Answer:

the theme of Shakespeare's " sonnet 18 " is that his lover is more beautiful and desirable than " a summer's day " because even such a wonderful season like summer has its flip side- it's too short and sometimes too hot. he concludes by saying that he wishes to immortalize forever the beauty of his lover in his poetry .

Answer 2

The central idea of "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day" is ​the stability of love, immortal beauty, and man versus nature.

Explanation:

"Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?" is sonnet written by one of the most popular poet of all times, William Shakespeare. It was published in 1609 in The Passionate Pilgrim. This literary piece discusses natural beauty while also revolving around subject of love.  Throughout this poem, the poet has compared the subject (poet's friend) with the inevitable, specific aspect of a summer day.

This poem explores person's beauty and speaker’s efforts to preserve this eternal joy as a poetic piece. He makes efforts to preserve his friend in human memory forever, while also saving him/her from the oblivion of death. Believing that this way his friend might last forever, the poet has tried to achieve this through his verses.