Question

Summary of the chapter NOT MARBLE NOR THE GILDED MONUMENTS

Answer 1

In this poem Shakespeare addresses the qualities of his beloved. H is poetry will immortalise his beloved. he is sure that his poetry will last longer than the marble or gold plated monument and statues​ nd monument of big nd powerful monarch nd princes. thus the images of his beloved portrayed in this poetry will shine more brightly than gold plated monument. he reiterated that war nd the force of nature may affect the ornate monument nd statue but cannot destroy his poetry . the record memory​ of his beloved in his poetry will live till prosterity .in the last couplet of the sonnet Shakespeare assert that poetry as an art is permanent nd therefore poetry will immortalise his beloved

Answer 2

It is a pledge by a poet who tells his beloved that his neither marble nor the gilded monuments can preserve her glory. ... In the sonnet, the poet claims that marble or gilded monuments built by princes cannot outlive his verses. In fact, his beloved would shine better in the poet's words than in stone