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Sonnetanalysisparapgraph
Ms.Gardner
English2
17September2014
Sonnet94Analysis
Insonnet94,Shakespeareassertsthatthegoodaretobeprizedoverthebeautiful:thattrue
beautyiscontainedinthesoul.Shakespeareutilizationofpowerfulandfloralimageryhelpgraphically
describethepoet'sviewsoninnerbeauty.Inlinefive,hesaysTheyrightlydoinheritheaven'sgraces
whilereferringtothesubjectsunmatchedbeauty.However,laterinlinetwelve,Shakespearemakesa
shiftandsays,Thebasestweedoutbraveshisdignityrevealingtoreadersthroughbrilliantreferencesto
flora,thateventhoughsomeonemaybebeautiful,theyarenotnecessarilyagoodpersonontheinside.In
thecloseofthepowerfulsonnet,thepoetleavesreaderswithaclosingphrasethatechoesthroughout
theirmindlongafterthepoemendsLiliesthatfester,smellfarworsethanweeds.
Thislineteachesreadersthatthosewhomaynotbebeautifulbutareofgoodmoralcharacteraremuch
betterthanthosewhoareimmoral.Shakespearealsopointsouttheflawsofbeingfocusedsolelyon
looks,andtheimportanceoflookingbeyondthemtolearnaboutsomeonestrueidentity.