Notes For All Chapters English Literature Class 10
Poet’s beloved and gilded monuments
The poet addresses this sonnet to his beloved or friend. He says that marbled or gilded monuments built in memories of princes etc, shall not outlive this sonnet. His beloved , shall shine more bright in this sonnet than these stoned monuments. These have been left uncared for and are now spoiled by unclean behaviour of time.
His beloved’s memory and ruin by wars etc
The poet says further that wasteful wars shall destroy these statues and monuments. Fights or wars shall ruin the work of masonry, that is, these structures. When this happens, this will not destroy this sonnet which records p her memory. Even the sword of Mars, the god of war, or wars’ fast moving fire shall not destroy it.
Beloved’s memory remaining to doomsday
The poet’s beloved shall go ahead against death and all enmity which forgets things and seeks to destroy them. Her praise in this sonnet shall have a place even in posterity. It will survive this world even to the doomsday.
Beloved’s immortality
The poet says further that his beloved shall outlive the judgement day. She will always live in this sonnet and shall also live forever in her lover’s eyes.
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