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Damian Mougakos
Poetry- Essay 1
"Let me not to the marriage of true minds/ Admit impediments...," begins Shakespeare in his "Sonnet 116". This work is a potent discourse on the nature of love, not only because of the passion which Shakespeare spills forth onto the page, but also because it takes a bold stance concerning the most mysterious of emotions. Through a careful examination of the text, it is revealed that love i ....
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.... and opposing archetypes which is the foundation of "Sonnet 116."
Shakespeare proceeds to elaborate on the duality which inherently accompanies a love of this magnitude. He proclaims that "It is the star to every wand'ring bark" (Shakespeare 7). Here the thematic power of the battle between light and dark is employed to solidify the writer's previous conviction concerning love. The imagery of a solitary, weather-beaten ship drifting aimlessly through the inky ni ....
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