In Sonnet 73, William Shakespeare talks about fall and death. It is easy to tell its fall because he writes "When yellow leaves, or none, or few do hang/ Upon those boughs which shake against the cold..." (line 2-3). This is telling the reader that the leaves have changed colors. It also allows them to know that not many are hanging from the tree. This makes the reader lean towards the fall season. Death comes into effect in line 7-8. It says, "Which by and by black night doth take away,/ Death's second self, that seals up all in rest." The black night represents the death of a person. Death relates to fall because plants and animals in nature are dying or preparing for the cold winter ahead.
I agree with this anaylsis. Fall and Death can easily be compared. In the fall plants and trees change. they turn colors and fall to the ground. Death is the same because when you die your body changes and you stop breathing. This was a good anaylsis of the sonnet because you can easily distingush the similarites of fall and death. Good anaylsis!
ReplyDeleteMichelle you did a very good job with this anaylsis. You made it very easy to see all of the camparisons between fall and death. Fall has always reminded me of death for the exact reason that leaves die and fall off. Just as if a person dies and their body decays. Keep up the good work, you made this a very easy sonnet to understand with your anaylsis.
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