Life and Love

Sonnets 15 and 73 both portray the emotion of love. But each sonnet has a different interpretation of what love is and how it relates to time.

Sonnet 15 used a few words that I liked to relate to the idea of time. When Shakespeare uses the word, grows in the first line of his sonnet I linked that word to the concept that time does grow, second upon second, we are aging and aging is relevant to time. In the fifth line of his sonnet, Shakespeare used the word, increase - this can be seen as another word to describe time. Shakespeare then compiles this idea of time by stating, Where wasteful Time debateth with Decay. Meaning that over time, we will die, but more specifically Shakespeare gives insight reminding us that wasteful Time could ultimately lead to decay, that leaves the reader with a grim feeling on death, but gives insight to help us understand that we can't waste time and shouldn't save our love -- it could lead to decay.

Sonnet 73 was created using great imagery words that too reminded me of the reoccurring theme of time. In the first two lines he says, That time of year thou mayst in me behold . . . When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang. Fall is happening in the beginning of this sonnet. Fall is a specific time that leads to change, removing things of old, preparing to hibernate for winter (or death). The epiphany for me during this Sonnet was revealed when Shakespeare wrote, Consumed with that which it was nourished by. Love is nourished by time, it takes time for love to develop and grow - and too, Life is nourished by time. We are continually learning things as we age and in the end, we realize that life and time nourished each of us as individuals.