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    In sonnet 150, Shakespeare questions how a woman so deficient in attractions could hold such power over his heart. To describe his struggle of falling in love with a woman and later discovering she does not deserve it, he uses insulting and soft language. Because of his deep love for her, even her horrible traits are not enough to cause his intense feelings to fade.

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    In sonnet 150, Shakespeare questions how a woman so deficient in attractions could hold such power over his heart. To describe his struggle of falling in love with a woman and later discovering she does not deserve it, he uses insulting and soft language. Because of his deep love for her, even her horrible traits are not enough to cause his intense feelings to fade.

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    In sonnet 150, Shakespeare questions how a woman so deficient in attractions could hold such power over his heart. To describe his struggle of falling in love with a woman and later discovering she does not deserve it, he uses insulting and soft language. Because of his deep love for her, even her horrible traits are not enough to cause his intense feelings to fade.

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    Ms.Gardner
    EnglishPeriod6
    9September2015
    SonnetAnalysis
    InSonnet150,WilliamShakespearequestionshowawomansodeficientinattractionscould
    holdsuchpoweroverhisheart.Heusesthesupplesoundofeuphoniessuchasinsufficiencymyheartto
    sway(2)anddothnotgracetheday(4)tocontrasttheoverallnegativemessageofthesonnet,
    illuminatinghisundyingloveforherandhisabilitytolookpastherimperfections.Shakespearecannot
    fathomhowsomeonewhoheholdsinsuchhighregardcoulddisappointhim:onesinitialpersonadoes
    notalwaysmatchupwithwhotheytrulyare.Todescribehisstruggleoffallinginlovewithawomanand
    laterdiscoveringshedoesnotdeserveit,Shakespeareusesamixtureofinsultingandsoftlanguagesuch
    as:suchstrength(7),acompliment,andabhor(11),aharshinsult.Thisdistinctivewordchoice
    illustrateshisindecisivenessonhisopinionofhisbeloved.Heisawarethatsheisskillfullymanipulative,
    statingthatshecausedhimtosomehowbelievethatherworstisbetterthananyoneelsesbestinmy
    mind,thyworstallbestsucceeds(8).However,heseesthroughherflawsbecauseofhisinevitablelove
    forher,resultinginhimonlyseeingherstrengths.Becauseofhisdeeploveforher,evenherhorrible
    traitsarenotenoughtocausehisintensefeelingstofade.Thepoetcannotdeterminewhyhefeelsso
    stronglyaboutanunworthywomanwhodoesnotreturnhiswelldeservedlove.Intheory,shewouldlove
    himbecauseofhisacceptanceofherflawshowever,lovecannotbeforced,andmustbemutualtobe
    successful.Conclusively,thepoetspainandconfusionastowhyhisbelovedcannotreciprocatehislove
    isexplainedbytheunpredictablepersonalityofapersonandthefearsomesecretofwhotheytrulyare.

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