Homework Help: Shakespeare's Sonnet 116 (LET ME NOT TO THE MARRIAGE OF TRUE MINDS)

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In this video I'm talking about Sonnet 116 by William Shakespeare (also called "Let me not to the marriage of true minds"). You can listen to the poem for class, or go straight to the line-by-line breakdown for a full analysis. To learn more about the format and rules of the sonnets, check out my video on the basics:    • Homework Help: Basic Rules of Shakesp...  

READ THROUGH 0:51
ANALYSIS
Theme 1:32
Lines 1-4 2:16
Lines 5-8 4:21
Lines 9-12 6:41
Lines 13-14 8:22

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Shakespeare, William. "Sonnet 116." The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Gramercy Books, 1975, pp. 1210.

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