Sonnets by the Great William Shakespeare

Mrs. Facchineri ENG 3U1 June 2, 2004 Poetry as a Vehicle for Love <Tab/>Love is a common theme throughout many plays and poems written by William Shakespeare, and is seen in many Sonnets written by William Shakespeare as well. These Sonnets were the true forms of poetry that William wrote for many of his "close friends". Many of Shakespeare's plays were written with the intent to entertain a general audience. But the …

…amp;gt; 4 <Tab/>In summation, Sonnets 1, 18 and 116 demonstrate the theme of love through their various literary tools and the firm bond of the characters which they are based on. These sonnets have survived 400 years of English development and are still the standard of English institutions everywhere. The love displayed through these verses, is the true love between two people at it's finest and English literature at it's high point in history.