Topics for Further Study
- Visit the World Wide Web at http://www.bluemountain.com/eng/shakespeare/index.html, a website that offers e-greeting cards featuring Shakespeare’s sonnets. Compare Sonnet 116, which the site highlights, with Sonnet 18, another popular sonnet. Which one would be more appropriate to send to a dear friend as a greeting, and why? Would these sonnets be a better choice than Sonnet 19?
- Discuss various ways in which individuals and societies honor their loved ones and heroes. Which methods are the most effective and enduring?
- Is it more challenging to convey emotions and ideas within the strict 14-line structure of a sonnet compared to free verse? To explore this, write a sonnet and then express the same feelings and ideas in a free verse poem.
- American society often prioritizes youth and beauty over age. Do all cultures worldwide place the same emphasis on youth, or do some have different perspectives on the later stages of life? What benefits might age offer that could outweigh the loss of youth and beauty?
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