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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 122

William Shakespeare

Summary Just as the poet gave a notebook to the youth in Sonnet 77, the youth has given the poet a notebook, which the poet discards. The poet, who knows more about the youth than any book can contain, says that he does not need a reminder of the young […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 121

William Shakespeare

Summary The poet receives the same public reproof as the youth did earlier in the sonnets and is forced to consider whether or not his actions are immoral. Maintaining that “‘Tis better to be vile than vile esteemed / When not to be receives reproach of being,” under no circumstance […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 120

William Shakespeare

Summary The poet and the youth now are able to appreciate traded injuries, with the poet neglecting the youth for his mistress and the youth committing a vague “trespass.” But their positions are only reversed in a rhetorical sense, for the poet still argues that they remain friends: “But that […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 119

William Shakespeare

Summary Arguing that his actions were impulsive and uncontrollable, the poet sincerely apologizes for betraying the youth. He describes the destruction of the relationship as tragic, for it is his most prized possession: “What wretched errors hath my heart committed, / Whilst it hath thought itself so blessed never!” However, […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 118

William Shakespeare

Summary The poet now elaborates on lines 5 and 6 from the previous sonnet: “That I have frequent been with unknown minds / And given to time your own dear-purchased right.” Here in Sonnet 118, because a jaded appetite needs reviving, both the poet and the youth seek new, if […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 117

William Shakespeare

Summary The poet abruptly returns to the subject of the young man and renews his apology and appeal. Whereas Sonnet 116 indicates that the relationship has stabilized, this sonnet stresses the poet’s self-rebuke using legal terminology: “Accuse me thus, that I have scanted all / Wherein I should your great […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 116

William Shakespeare

Summary Despite the confessional tone in this sonnet, there is no direct reference to the youth. The general context, however, makes it clear that the poet’s temporary alienation refers to the youth’s inconstancy and betrayal, not the poet’s, although coming as it does on the heels of the previous sonnet, […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 115

William Shakespeare

Summary The poet now admits that his believing that his love for the youth was as great as it could ever be was wrong: He can love the young man even more fully than he has done in the past. Comparing how things change over time to his newfound knowledge […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 114

William Shakespeare

Summary Continuing the dichotomy between the eye and the mind, the poet presents two alternative possibilities — indicated by the phrase “Or whether” — for how the eye and mind work. Either the mind controls the poet’s seeing and is susceptible to flattery, or his eye is the master of […]

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Summary and Analysis Sonnet 113

William Shakespeare

Summary More from a sense of duty than a meaningful expression of emotion, the poet professes to see the young man in everything while he is away from the youth. The eye-mind dichotomy presented in the first line — “Since I left you, mine eye is in my mind” — […]

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Book chapters

  • Shakespeare Dramatic Irony
  • Courage and “Grace Under Pressure” across Hemingway’s Works
  • Old Man and Sea Themes Symbolism Hemingway Analysis
  • Exploring the Volta in Shakespeare’s Sonnets
  • Shakespeare’s Sonnets Explained: Themes, Structure, and Study Tips
  • Study Help Essay Questions
  • Study Help Full Glossary for Shakespeare’s Sonnets
  • Critical Essay Is Shakespeare Shakespeare?
  • William Shakespeare Biography
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnets 153 and 154 – Cupid
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 152
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 151
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 150
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 149
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 148
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 147
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 146
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 145
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 144
  • Summary and Analysis Sonnet 143
ABSALOM ABSALOM! ADAM BEDE THE ADVENTURES OF HUCKLEBERRY FINN THE ADVENTURES OF TOM SAWYER
AENEID AGAMEMNON, THE CHOEPHORI AND THE EUMENIDES THE AGE OF INNOCENCE THE ALCHEMIST
ALICE'S ADVENTURES IN WONDERLAND ALL THE KING'S MEN ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE ALL THE PRETTY HORSES
ALL QUIET ON THE WESTERN FRONT ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL THE AMBASSADORS THE AMERICAN
AMERICAN POETS OF THE 20TH CENTURY AN AMERICAN TRAGEDY ANDROMACHE ANIMAL FARM
ANNA KARENINA ANTHEM ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA ARMS AND THE MAN
ARROWSMITH AS I LAY DYING AS YOU LIKE IT THE ASSISTANT
ATLAS SHRUGGED THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF BENJAMIN FRANKLIN THE AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF MALCOLM X THE AWAKENING
BABBITT BARTLEBY THE SCRIVENER THE BELL JAR BELOVED
BENITO CERENO BEOWULF THE BEAN TREES BILLY BUDD
BLACK BOY BLACK ELK SPEAKS BLEAK HOUSE BLESS ME ULTIMA
THE BLUEST EYE THE BOOK THIEF BRADBURY'S SHORT STORIES BRAVE NEW WORLD
THE BROTHERS KARAMAZOV THE CALL OF THE WILD
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