十四行诗第二首

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　　Shakespeare-AnalysisofSonnet2

　　InSonnet2,Shakespearestressestohisloverthatbeautywillnotlast,andthatitisselfishandfoolishforanyonenottoprepareforthelossofbeautyandyouthbyhavingachildtocarryonunsurpassedbeauty.ThesonnetcanbecynicallyseenasShakespeare'sattempttogethislovertosleepwithhimratherthanasalessoninlivinglife.

　　InthefirstquatrainShakespearesaysthatlateron,youryouthwillbeworthless.Thegreatnessofyouryouth,admiredbyeveryonenow,willbe,willbeasworthlessasa"tatter'dweedofsmallworthheld".Shakespearesaysthisworthlessnesswillbewhenfortyyearsofagewrinklesyourbrowandwhenthereare,"deeptrenchesinthybeauty'sfield".Thepersonificationisseeninthemetaphor:"deeptrenchesinthybeauty'sfield"whichcanbeseenaswrinklesinabeautifulface.Thisgivesreadersapictureoftheoldagethathasyettocomeforsome.

　　Inthesecondquatrain,whenwhathasyettocomeforsomehascame,andwhenyouareasked,whereisyourbeautynow?Andwhenyou'reasked,"whereareallthetreasuresofthylustydays?"YoumustreplythatThese"treasuresofthylustydays"oroffspringfromyouryoutharelostin"thineowndeepsunkeneyes"statesthepoet.Inthisplaceofoldagewhereyouryouthis,isalsogreedandself-obsessionwhichiswrittenas"all-eatingshameandthriftlesspraise"byShakespeare.Themetaphorof"all-eatingshame"iseffectiveinhowreaderssenseafeelingofnegativityfromthewordsofShakespeare'shand.Inthethirdquatrain,whereShakespeare'shandrhymesofregret,theidealanswerisshown.Thepoetstates,"Thisfairchildofmineshallsummyaccountandmakemyoldexcuse,provinghisbeautybysuccessionthine!"Thiswastheanswerwishedtobeusedbutcouldnotbe.Shakespearesays,"Howmuchmorepraisedeservedthybeauty'suse"whichregrets,ifonlyyourbeautycouldhavebeenputtoagreateruse.

　　Thecoupletthendescribeswhatitwouldbeliketohavethisbaby.Shakespearepoeticallystatesthatthisbabywouldbe"newmadewhenthouartold"Thismeansthatthebabywouldbeyoungwhileyouareold.Thefinallinetellshowyouwouldseeyourownbloodflowwarmthroughthebabywhileyouarecold."Andseethywarmbloodwhenthoufeel'stitcold."