Frank Tone In Shakespeare's Sonnet 130
Most men when trying to gain the affections of a lady will say things that when looked upon later seem outlandish and impossible. Comparing a woman to natural perfections such as flowers or the sky seem fairly adequate at a time when a young man’s heart is swept up in raw emotion, but in truth no woman or man for that matter will ever be perfect. Shakespeare knows this fact all too well and displays his understanding through his work in Sonnet 130. In this sonnet, Shakespeare uses a frank tone to convey his feelings of love to a woman who does not try to misrepresent herself as the perfect embodiment of a woman.
In the first quatrain Shakespeare uses a blunt tone to compare objects that are normally used to compliment a woman, to the realistic
In the first quatrain Shakespeare uses a blunt tone to compare objects that are normally used to compliment a woman, to the realistic