Sonnet 101 Research Paper

Growing up in the digital world I always opted for sources like spark notes to help me bluff my way through school assignments. I was convinced all plays and poems were irrelevant and were an unnecessary part of high school education. It wasn’t until I read William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet that I was converted. I became an addict. I was hooked by the art of his words. They flowed through my veins. I was amazed at how relatable his stories were – he broadened my thinking. Convinced nothing could beat the smooth words of Hamlet I pursued reading different genres of his writing. I was wrong. I found sonnets to be beautifully written and once again I became enthralled in his writing. With the wide variety of authors from Michael Drayton to John Donne, I was sure that they couldn’t be accurate and relevant in today’s society. Specifically Sonnet 130 and Sonnet 61 proved me wrong, again
Michael Drayton writes how he left a woman and then realized his mistakes – possibly too late. He left me with uncertainty. Did she take him back? This is the question I asked myself. It took away some of the light which Sonnet 130 had lent me. In my experience he reinforced my ideas that boys are untrustworthy and indecisive. Women and girls have experienced or will experience a similar heartbreak in their lifetime. I have no doubt. These men who break their hearts make them think all men and boys are the same. I even though to myself, ‘ah the dreaded 'B' word… BOYS!’ Generally boys don’t know what they want. One day they want to love you then the next they can’t stand you. They are so confusing. Sonnet 61 Michael Drayton captures the confusing thoughts of himself and other males alike. His thought process ranging from ‘I don’t want you anymore’ to ‘I miss you, I didn’t know what I had till I lost it. Please take it back’. He threw his relationship away with the