Question

What is the purpose behind erecting monuments in the William Shakespeare sonnet 55 ??

Answer 1

This is a sonnet from the marble poem and in this the author william shakespeare 's purpose behind erecting the monuments is he wants to tell that nothing is our in this world but literature is forever.

Answer 2

Sonnet 55 is all about the endurance of love, preserved within the words of the sonnet itself. It will outlive materialthings such as grand palaces, royal buildings and fine, sculptured stone; it will outlive war and time itself, even to judgement day.