The Longevity of the Written Word As Interpretted By Shakespeare's Sonnets

In the works of William Shakespeare one can interpret hundreds of meanings, stereotypes, speculations, and other such ideas. In his sonnets, specifically Sonnets XVIII, XXIX, XXX, LXV, and LXXIII, Shakespeare talks of love and time. He expresses ideas of the powers of beauty, time, and love and how each interacts with the other. He examines the relationship between love and time. In several references he leads the reader to believe that when written and recorded, …

…how he uses language to flatter language. He uses very descriptive prose, which helps us see that even today his writings are timeless, while these days we find things such as brass and stone very weak substances. We are able to realize that Shakespeare presumed that we would be reading this literature far after his passing because he knew that as long as his thoughts could flow through his pen, they would indeed last forever.