By presenting all of the negative aspects of love, the poet proves that love is a thing that is permanent and transcendent of beauty.Ģ. It accentuates the other side of the coin to highlight the positive attributes of the statement.
Why has the poet used so many ‘negatives’ to make his point?Īnswer: “Negatives” are an effective way to prove a point. Extras/additional questions and answers/solutionsġ. He emphasizes the fact that time knows no boundaries and even if the people in the relationship change, the love doesn’t. Shakespeare also brings in elements of time into the poem. He is so confident in this opinion that he asserts no man has ever loved before if he’s wrong. He uses a metaphor to compare love to a star In the fourteen lines of this sonnet, he delves into what true love is and whether or not it’s real.
These include time, love, and the nature of relationships. He uses a number of images to present love in its purest form. As the sun and the pole star are eternal and unchanging, so too is real love.Īccording to him, love that is true remains constant through difficulties and lasts forever. True love does not succumb to life’s difficulties and guides lovers throughout their lives. Through a comparison between true love and the sun and the pole star, which remain constant and guide ships in the unknown ocean, the poem’s theme is fully developed. As such, the poet claims that it is steadfast and constant beyond comparison and it is never true love that submits to anyone. It does not submit to the power of its annihilator. It never changes, even when change is possible.
The poet says in the poem that true lovers cannot be hindered by obstacles since they are united by love. Summary of Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds: One of Shakespeare’s most famous sonnets, ‘Let me not to the Marriage of True Minds’ describes the qualities of true love.
Here, you will find a summary and questions/answers to the poem “Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds” by William Shakespeare which is a part of the Class 12 syllabus for students studying under Nagaland Board of School Education ( NBSE).