Shakespeare's sonnet 46 summary and analysis
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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 46. ...Sonnet 46 thus deals with the theme of conflict between the poet's eyes and heart: "Mine eye and heart are at a mortal war / How to divide the conquest of thy sight." He says that his heart wants the youth to itself, and the eye would bar the heart from the youth as well....
Sonnet 46 is one in a series of eye-heart Sonnets (24, 38, and 47 are the others) and it is one of the more difficult for modern readers to understand, partially due to the conceit of the war between the poet's eyes and heart, and the use of legal terminology. Regarding the references to titles and verdicts: "Contemporary life is reflected in the impaneling the jury, the tenants of the manor: their verdict was to award a 'moiety', i.e. 1/2, to each. We still retain the word 'quest' in local country speech: a 'Crowner's quest' means coroner's inquest" (Rowse 95). For more information on the eye-heart sonnet.....
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Sonnet 46 is one in a series of eye-heart Sonnets (24, 38, and 47 are the others) and it is one of the more difficult for modern readers to understand, partially due to the conceit of the war between the poet's eyes and heart, and the use of legal terminology. Regarding the references to titles and verdicts: "Contemporary life is reflected in the impaneling the jury, the tenants of the manor: their verdict was to award a 'moiety', i.e. 1/2, to each. We still retain the word 'quest' in local country speech: a 'Crowner's quest' means coroner's inquest" (Rowse 95). For more information on the eye-heart sonnet.....
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