I.

AUTHOR
William
Shakespeare ( 26
April
1564
(baptised)
23
April
1616)
was
an
English poet, playwright, and actor, widely
regarded as the greatest writer in the English
language and
the
world's
pre-eminent
dramatist. He is often called England's national
poet, and the "Bard of Avon". Shakespeare was
born and brought up in Stratford-uponAvon, Warwickshire. At the age of 18, he
married Anne Hathaway, with whom he had
three
children: Susanna,
and
twins Hamnet and Judith. Sometime between
1585 and 1592, he began a successful career
in London as an actor, writer, and part-owner
of
a playing
company called
the Lord
Chamberlain's Men, later known as the King's
Men. He appears to have retired to Stratford
around 1613, at age 49, where he died three
years later.
Mysterious Origins
Known throughout the world, the works of
William Shakespeare have been performed in
countless
hamlets,
villages,
cities
and
metropolises for more than 400 years. And yet,
the personal history of William Shakespeare is
somewhat a mystery. There are two primary
sources that provide historians with a basic
outline of his life. One source is his workthe
plays, poems and sonnetsand the other is
official documentation such as church and
court records. However, these only provide
brief sketches of specific events in his life and
provide little on the person who experienced
those events.

III. FAVORITE LINES

"But wherefore do not you a mightier way /
Make war upon this bloody tyrant, Time?" Why
don't you work harder against the ravages of
time?

SONNET XVI
But wherefore do not you a mightier way
Make war upon this bloody tyrant, time,
And fortify yourself in your decay
With means more blessd than my barren
rhyme?
Now stand you on the top of happy hours,
And many maiden gardens, yet unset,
With virtuous wish would bear your living
flowers,
Much liker than your painted counterfeit.
So should the lines of life that life repair
Which this times pencil or my pupil pen
Neither in inward worth nor outward fair
Can make you live yourself in eyes of
men.
To give away yourself keeps yourself
still,
And you must live, drawn by your own
sweet skill.
II. UNLOCKING DIFFICULTIES
Tyrant- someone who uses power in a
cruel and unfair way
Fortify- to make stronger or less fearful
Barren- unproductive of results or gain
Virtuous- morally good
Maiden- a young girl or unmarried
woman

"So should the lines of life that life repair, /

Which this, Time's pencil, or my pupil pen,"
That child would fix your old age in a way that
I, the poet,
"Neither in inward worth nor outward fair, / Can
make you live your self in eyes of men."
Cannot, in any way, for written lines are not as
good as an actual life.
IV. REALIZATION/INTERPRETATION
Modern text. But why not take advantage of a
stronger way to fight against this bloody tyrant,
Time, and strengthen yourself in your old age
in a happier way than with my useless
sonnets? Now your capacity for pleasure is at
its peak, and many virtuous maidens would
love to marry you and bear your children, who
would recreate your image much better than
any artificial reproduction such as a painting or
poem. The faces of your children will renew
your life. Time created you and brought you to
your present state of perfection, but it cannot
preserve your inner worth or outer beauty, and
neither can my poetry. Having a baby would
preserve your image and ensure that you live
on by your own design.
Sonnet 16 is the continuation of Sonnet 15
which means immortality. Dont be fearful
about death instead start making another way
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where you can use your time wisely than being

stagnant. Since the writer is telling on sonnet
15 about immortality, in 16 its telling us about
procreation. Whereas, bearing a child can
continue your lineage as if youre just reborn
for another life. And this makes you
immortalizing yourself by seeing your child
continuing the legacy you had in this world.
V. LIFE STORY
Like father, like son. Like mother, like daughter.
Often, children are the reflection of their
parents. Also children inherit characteristics
and possessions of their parents.

SONNET CXVIII
Like as to make our appetites more keen
With eager compounds we our palate
urge;
As, to prevent our maladies unseen,
We sicken to shun sickness when we
purge;
Even so, being full of your ne'er-cloying
sweetness,
To bitter sauces did I frame my feeding;
And, sick of welfare, found a kind of
meetness
To be diseased ere that there was true
needing.
Thus policy in love, t' anticipate
The ills that were not, grew to faults
assured,
And brought to medicine a healthful state
Which, rank of goodness, would by ill be
cured;
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But thence I learn, and find the lesson

true,
Drugs poison him that so fell sick of
you.
II. UNLOCKING DIFFICULTIES
Malady- a disease or illness
Cloying- disgusting or distasteful by reason
of excess
Nere Palate-the sense of taste
Purge- to make free of something unwanted
III. FAVORITE LINES

bitter diet. And because I was tired of being so

healthy, I decided it would be good to make
myself sick, using other people to keep from
getting sick of you. With this wise relationship
strategy, which I adopted in anticipation of
problems that didnt exist, I actually became
used to cheating on you. I applied medicine to
a relationship that was healthy to begin with,
attempting to cure something totally good by
applying evil to it. But I learned from thisand
I think what I learned is truethat the drugs I
used are poisonous to me, since Im so lovesick
over you.

"But thence I learn and find the lesson true,//

Drugs poison him that fell so sick of you". "Him
that fell so sick of you" alludes to the speaker,
clearly, but is "to fall sick of" someone to fall
desperately in love with them, or to become
bored with them, "sick of" them, in the modern
idiom? I favour the first interpretation, which
makes more sense, then, of the moral (lurking
all along) that the love was a state of perfect
health, and those metaphorical drugs intended
to ginger up the love affair were not cures at
all, but poisons.

This sonnet is clearly telling us about love. But

for me, it can also be compared with the way
you handle friends, work, family, and even
yourself. Sometimes, when you get bored or
you seem that lifes too easy, you tend to do
what must not be done. Even how perfect your
life is, there were times when people were still
looking for more. There are two consequences.
The first one is on the good side. It is when you
finally found what you wanted. Moreover, this
satisfy you more than anything else. Its like a
place where you should be. The other one is on
the bad side. And while looking for more, you
crossed the line. And you cant undone what
was done.

IV. REALIZATION/INTERPRETATION

V. LIFE STORY

Just as we like to sharpen our appetites by

eating pungent combinations of food or make
ourselves vomit in order to ward off future
illness, so, in the same way, because I was so
full of your sweetness (not that its ever
cloying), I decided to switch from you to a more

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But can a man on the side really help your

marriage? By Jessica Bennett.
A husband is your costar and a rock in your
life, says Lana, a 59-year-old actress. But if
youre a multidimensional person, you need a
lot of different colors on your palette.

IF
If you can keep your head when all about
you
Are losing theirs and blaming it on you;
If you can trust yourself when all men
doubt you,
But make allowance for their doubting
too:
If you can wait and not be tired by
waiting,
Or, being lied about, don't deal in lies,
Or being hated don't give way to hating,
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too
wise;
If you can dream---and not make dreams
your master;
If you can think---and not make thoughts
your aim,
If you can meet with Triumph and Disaster
And treat those two impostors just the
same:.
If you can bear to hear the truth you've
spoken
Twisted by knaves to make a trap for
fools,
Or watch the things you gave your life to,
broken,
And stoop and build'em up with worn-out
tools;
If you can make one heap of all your
winnings
And risk it on one turn of pitch-and-toss,
And lose, and start again at your
beginnings,
And never breathe a word about your
loss:
If you can force your heart and nerve and

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sinew
To serve your turn long after they are
gone,
And so hold on when there is nothing in
you
Except the Will which says to them: "Hold
on!"
If you can talk with crowds and keep your
virtue,
Or walk with Kings---nor lose the common
touch,
If neither foes nor loving friends can hurt
you,
If all men count with you, but none too
much:
If you can fill the unforgiving minute
With sixty seconds' worth of distance run,
Yours is the Earth and everything that's in
it,
And---which is more---you'll be a Man, my
son!
I. AUTHOR
Joseph Rudyard Kipling 30 December 1865
18 January 1936 was an English jour nalist,
short-story writer, poet, and novelist. Kipling's
works
of
fiction
include The
Jungle
Book (1894), Kim (1901), and many short
stories, including "The Man Who Would Be
King" (1888).[2] His poems include "Mandalay"
(1890), "Gunga Din" (1890), "The Gods of the
Copybook Headings" (1919), "The White Man's
Burden" (1899), and "If" (1910). Kipling was
one of the most popular writers in the United
Kingdom, in both prose and verse, in the late
19th and early 20th centuries. In 1907, at the
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language writer to receive the prize, and its

youngest
recipient
to
date.
George
Orwell called
him
a
"prophet
of British
imperialism".
Kipling is said to have written the poem 'If' with
Dr Leander Starr Jameson in mind, who led
about five-hundred of his countrymen in a
failed raid against the Boers, in southern Africa.
The 'Jameson Raid' was later considered a
major factor in starting the Boer War (18991902).
II. Unlocking difficulties
Stoop- to bend down or over
Heap- a great number of large quantity
Sinew- strong tissue that connects
muscles to bones
Knave- a dishonest man
Impostor- a person who deceives others
by pretending to be someone else
III. Favorite Lines
If you can talk with crowds and keep your
virtue
- You need to be able to talk to large groups of
people and yet not let them influence your
belief in what is right,wrong, moral, or
immoral.

If you can trust yourself when all men doubt

you
- Have faith in yourself in what you believe is
right even when all were against you.

If you can wait and not be tired by waiting

- Theres always a perfect timing for
everything.
And yet don't look too good, nor talk too wise
- Do not ever think that you are above anyone
else
If you can bear to hear the truth you've
spoken twisted by knaves to make a trap for
fools
-You should not let anyone destroy you by
using your words against you
IV. Realization/Interpretation
In the first stanza he shows his readers the
ideal way to act during times of acute crisis.
The poet asks his readers to make themselves
strong enough such that they can take
responsibility for their actions and choices
bravely and not indulge in blame-games. A
person should muster enough confidence to
believe in himself and his potential when
everyone else gives up on him; but at the same
time the poet also advises his readers to make
enough room in their heads for opposing ideas
from others. The poem if teaches a person the
importance of waiting and advice him to not let
lies and hatred mire his character even if the
ones around him seem to be infested with
them.
Stanza Two states that it is good to dream, but
dont let your dreams control your life. It is
good to think, but dont just think and not put
those thoughts into action. You will experience
triumph and disasters in your life, but dont
take them seriously because they are not the

substance of life, they are the extremes. If you

hear things you said misused or things you
have done destroyed, you need to be able to
pick yourself up and rebuild them with
everything that you have left in you.
Upon venturing into the third stanza,
this summary of poem If will shed light upon
the poets message to his readers that risks
must be taken in life and hopes must not be
lost if things do not work out the desired way.
The poet says that a man must be able to risk
all his achievements while aiming towards
bigger goals. Shall he lose; he must not cry
over spilt milk and start all over again with
reinforced heart, nerve and sinew controlled by
his determination in such a way that they
never leave his side even during the most
trying of times.
Kipling wants his reader to become a man who
can fit well with all sections of the society. His
asks his reader to mingle with the common
crowd but never lose his individuality. Money
often makes a person stone-hearted. The poet
warns his readers against this evil effect of
money and tells them that they must never let
go off their compassion or become too proud
upon being accepted by the finer rung of the
social ladder as one of them. Kipling wants to
carry his readers to such a stage in life where
no friends or foes can have the power to hurt
him; where he can move with the crowd but
stand out because of his virtues. Towards the
end of the poem the poet imparts the
knowledge that time if wasted will never
forgive but if his readers can make the most of
whatever time is left with them by paying heed
to his advice then no force can stop them from
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conquering the world and being a man in the

real sense of the term.

IV. Life Story

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