Sonnet 73
Sonnet 73 - William Shakespeare
- Sonnet 73 is one of the sonnets known as the sonnets to the Fair Youth.
- The Fair Youth poems are expressions of spiritual love towards a young man. These sonnets range from sonnet 1 – 126.
- Shakespearean sonnets are different to the Petrarchan sonnets mainly with their rhyme scheme.
- The Rhyme pattern is abab cdcd efef gg with the final couplet used to summarize the previous 12 lines or present a surprise ending.
Overview of the poem
-In this sonnet, the poet laments his passing youth and notices how his youth is fading fast.
- His worry about his age and his inadequacy in terms of his age as compared to his youthful 187 lover are expressed through the references to twilight, black night and death.
- In the couplet he appreciates the lover’s dedication and appreciation of him, despite his age and passing youth.
-The poem is written in a sonnet form and follows the abab cdcd efef gg.
-The three quatrains describe the poet’s realisation about his fading youth. The final couplet establishes the poet’s appreciation of his lover’s attachment to him.
-One of the main issues addressed in the sonnet is the inevitability of death and the passing of age.
-The theme of youth that passes and the slow ascend towards death is heightened through the sonnet.
-The final couplet reasserts the spiritual nature of the poet’s love towards his lover and his appreciation of the love he receives.
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