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Sonnet 43 Analysis

The sonnet explores the writer's love and devotion for his lover. He sees better in his dreams when he can envision his lover than when awake in the real world. Even his lover's imperfections are more delightful than other's best qualities. At night, her image stays with him through sleep, and he finds his days meaningless without seeing her. The only way he can endure is to dream of her at night, making his nights as bright as days.

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Sonnet 43 Analysis

The sonnet explores the writer's love and devotion for his lover. He sees better in his dreams when he can envision his lover than when awake in the real world. Even his lover's imperfections are more delightful than other's best qualities. At night, her image stays with him through sleep, and he finds his days meaningless without seeing her. The only way he can endure is to dream of her at night, making his nights as bright as days.

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Iambic Pentameter

Sonnet 43

Problem

Even though his eyes are close, he sees better because he can dream of
his lover, and that when they are open, he can only think of how they are
nothing when compared to his lover

A When most I wink, then do mine eyes best see,


B

Apostrophe; First solid evidence that author


is dedicating this sonnet for his lover and her
majestic characteristics

For all the day they view things unrespected;

A But when I sleep, in dreams they look on thee,

Reverse Thought; She even makes


unenjoyable things delightful

B And darkly bright are bright in dark directed;


C Then thou, whose shadow shadows doth make bright,
Development

D How would thy shadow's form form happy show


C To the clear day with thy much clearer light,
D When to unseeing eyes thy shade shines so?
E

How would, I say, mine eyes be blessed

Powerful diction because he includes religion to show


how divine of a person she is in her many characteristics

made
F

Solution

Reverse thought; Author is conveying that


his lover is superior to anything else in
nature, and to emphasize his passion for
his lover.
Personification; He questions how its possible that
she is so amazingly perfect, and how even her bad
qualities are better than the qualities of most others

By looking on thee in the living day,

When in dead night thy fair imperfect shade

Through heavy sleep on sightless eyes doth stay?

Personification; Shade is normally menacing and dark,


but hers is imperfect meaning its welcoming. Another
sign of her perfectness

G All days are nights to see till I see thee,


G And nights bright days when dreams do show thee me.

Paradox; He considers a day a failure if he


doesnt get to see the person he loves.

Paradox; Sightless eyes is referring to


meaningless life, most likely the writers, but she
stays on his mind even after long periods of time,
this time period represented in Heavy Sleep

Paradox, Apostrophe; only in his dreams does he get to


see her, making him happy, and making his dreams
memorable

Problem: The writer reveals that his life is dull and filled with a hole that can only be filled by
his lovers presence
Development: In this part of the sonnet, the writer continuously conveys to the reader how his
lover is unlike any other person. He enforces this belief by giving her many non-human
characteristics such as giving her the characteristic of clearer light, which is not possible
because light itself is clear.
Solution: To conclude, the writer comes to terms that he cannot always have his lover within his
possession, even though he is still in sorrow after this realization. The only way he can deal with
this reality is revealed in nights bright days when dreams do show thee me. This shows that the
only way he can continue his life with any purpose is by at least dreaming of his lover at night,

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