Question

Summary of english class tenth not marble nor the gilded monuments

Answer 1

Not Marble Nor The Gilded Monuments Summary. According to the poet, be it grand monuments or great statues, all will be destroyed by time. Built around Horace's idea of poetry outliving physical monuments, Shakespeare wishes to erect an everlasting monument for his beloved, in other words, his poetic offering

Answer 2

In this poem, Shakespeare tries to convey the message that nothing in this world can outlive his poetic verses,  be it marble or the monuments, that are covered with gold.

The monuments wear away with the passage of time but  his poetry written for his friend, will live longer than the stone monument which has been left uncared for.

Next he has  contrasted his verses with the ravages of time on monuments. The fighting, wars all overturn the monuments. They  get demolished forever and everybody forgets about them after sometime.

But neither Mars, the God of war, nor fire  can erase the written memory of his friend’s life. It will continue even after his death.

The future generations will also  admire him and he will live in the hearts of people till the doomsday, i.e., the day of the last judgement.