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For thou art so possess'd with murderous hate
Close reading: Shakespeare uses imagery mainly in this line by saying "murderous hate"
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in thine or thee
In someone else or you
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thou stick'st not
you don't hesitate
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unprovident
lacking/no foresight
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Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove:
This is the volta because the beginning of the sonnet is of him saying that she is awful, but here he says that maybe she can have a child that has beauty.
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That beauty still may live in thine or thee.
that BEAU | ty STILL | may LIVE | in THINE | or THEE |
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Make thee another self, for love of me
make THEE | aNOTH | er SELF | for LOVE | of ME
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Be, as thy presence is, gracious and kind,
be AS | thy PRES | ence IS, | gra CIOUS | and KIND |
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Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove:
or TO | thySELF | at LEAST | kind HEART | ed PROVE |
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Shall hate be fairer lodged than gentle love?
shall HATE | be FAIR | er LODGED | than GEN | tle LOVE |
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O, change thy thought, that I may change my mind!
o, CHANGE | thy THOUGHT | that I | may CHANGE | my MIND
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Which to repair should be thy chief desire.
which TO | rePAIR | should BE | they CHIEF | deSIRE |
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Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate
seeKING | that BEAU | teOUS | roof TO | ru IN | ate
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That 'gainst thyself thou stick'st not to conspire.
that 'GAINST | thySELF | thou STICK'ST | not TO | conSPIRE |
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For thou art so possess'd with murderous hate
for THOU | art SO | possESS'D | with MUR | derOUS | hate
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But that thou none lovest is most evident;
but THAT | thou NONE | lovEST | is MOST | evI | dent
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Grant, if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many
grant, IF | thou WILT | thou ART | beLOVED | of MA | ny
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Who for thyself art so unprovident.
who FOR | thySELF | art SO | un-PROV | i-DENT |
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For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any,
For SHAME | deNY | that THOU | bear'st LOVE | to ANY. The capitalized words are the stressed ones.
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For shame deny that thou bear'st love to any, Who for thyself art so unprovident. Grant, if thou wilt, thou art beloved of many, But that thou none lovest is most evident; For thou art so possess'd with murderous hate That 'gainst thyself thou stick'st not to conspire. Seeking that beauteous roof to ruinate Which to repair should be thy chief desire. O, change thy thought, that I may change my mind! Shall hate be fairer lodged than gentle love? Be, as thy presence is, gracious and kind, Or to thyself at least kind-hearted prove: Make thee another self, for love of me, That beauty still may live in thine or thee.
The rhyme scheme goes: ababcdcdefeghh
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www.theguardian.com www.theguardian.com
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Shakespeare’s work had become a bible for Americans, and a treasured, felicitous reminder of their linguistic and cultural heritage.
I think this statement is pretty accurate. Most of Shakespeare's work is extremely well known still to this day. Also the writer of this article uses a small allusion here.
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