Homework Help: Shakespeare's Sonnet 130 (MY MISTRESS' EYES ARE NOTHING LIKE THE SUN)

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In this video I'm talking about Sonnet 130 by William Shakespeare (also called "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun"). 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 0:44
ANALYSIS
Theme 1:31
The idealized woman 3:47
Dark Lady sonnets 6:57
Lines 1-4 7:48
Lines 5-8 11:10
Lines 9-12 12:27
Lines 13-14 14:18

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Shakespeare, William. "Sonnet 130." The Complete Works of William Shakespeare, Gramercy Books, 1975, pp. 1212.

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