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  2. The Two Gentlemen of Verona - Wikipedia

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    Two Gentlemen of Verona by Angelica Kauffman (1789). The Two Gentlemen of Verona is a comedy by William Shakespeare, believed to have been written between 1589 and 1593.It is considered by some to be Shakespeare's first play, [a] and is often seen as showing his first tentative steps in laying out some of the themes and motifs with which he would later deal in more detail; for example, it is ...

  3. Much Ado About Nothing - Wikipedia

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    Through "noting" (sounding like "nothing" and meaning gossip, rumour, overhearing), [2] [3] Benedick and Beatrice are tricked into confessing their love for each other, and Claudio is tricked into believing that Hero is not a maiden (virgin). The title's play on words references the secrets and trickery that form the backbone of the play's ...

  4. Sonnet 54 - Wikipedia

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    Sonnet 54 is one of 154 sonnets published in 1609 by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.It is considered one of the Fair Youth sequence. This sonnet is a continuation of the theme of inner substance versus outward show by noting the distinction between roses and canker blooms; only roses can preserve their inner essence by being distilled into perfume.

  5. Sonnet 20 - Wikipedia

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    Sonnet 20 is one of the best-known of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.Part of the Fair Youth sequence (which comprises sonnets 1-126), the subject of the sonnet is widely interpreted as being male, thereby raising questions about the sexuality of its author.

  6. Sonnet 129 - Wikipedia

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    Shakespeare's third quatrain is interesting in that it changes "the words used to characterize the negative aspects of lust". [attribution needed] [12] Lust becomes "perceptibly weaker toward the end of the poem" [12] than in the start. In the beginning of the sonnet, Shakespeare uses the words "Murd'rous", "bloody", "savage" and "cruel" and ...

  7. Sonnet 66 - Wikipedia

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    Sonnet 66 is a world-weary, desperate list of grievances of the state of the poet's society. The speaker criticizes three things: general unfairness of life, societal immorality, and oppressive government.

  8. Sonnet 23 - Wikipedia

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    Sonnet 23 is one of a sequence of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and is a part of the Fair Youth sequence.. In the sonnet, the speaker is not able to adequately speak of his love, because of the intensity of his feelings.

  9. Sonnet 24 - Wikipedia

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    Sonnet 24 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare, and is a part of the Fair Youth sequence. In the sonnet, Shakespeare treats the commonplace Renaissance conceit connecting heart and eye. Although it relates to other sonnets that explore this theme, Sonnet 24 is considered largely imitative and ...