the poet himself desires the immortality he promises his beloved. comment nor gilded chapter
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The poet himself needs the immortality that he promises to his friend. This is because, if he is immortal, he will continue enjoying the love, friendship and companionship with his friend. As mentioned in the poem, the poetry describes the love for his beloved and if they live on, the poem as well as their love with live on. It is this relationship that compels him to desire immortality.
In Not Marble, nor the Gilded by William Shakespeare the immortality that he promises to his friend is desired by himself also because by being immortal with his friend he could enjoy the companionship, friendship and love with his friend. In the poem, the poet describes his love for his beloved in such a way that they feel they live in the poem. Therefore, the desire for immortality arises due to his relationship with his beloved.