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[3] He notes the following meanings used in these two sonnets: [4] (a) what one wishes to have or do (b) the auxiliary verb indicating futurity and/or purpose (c) lust, carnal desire (d) the male sex organ (e) the female sex organ (f) an abbreviation of "William" (Shakespeare's first name, conceivably also the name of the Dark Lady's husband)
The Dark Lady of the Sonnets is a 1910 short comedy by George Bernard Shaw in which William Shakespeare, intending to meet the "Dark Lady", accidentally encounters Queen Elizabeth I and attempts to persuade her to create a national theatre. The play was written as part of a campaign to create a "Shakespeare National Theatre" by 1916.
Harris believed that Shakespeare despised his wife, and that his forced marriage was the spur to his creative work: If Shakespeare had married Anne Whately he might never have gone to London or written a play. Shakespeare's hatred of his wife and his regret for having married her were alike foolish. Our brains are seldom the wisest part of us.
It tells the story of Shakespeare's life with a mixture of fact and fiction, the latter including an affair with a black prostitute named Fatimah, who inspires the Dark Lady of the Sonnets. The title refers to the first line of Sonnet 130, "My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun", in which Shakespeare describes his love for a dark-haired woman.
[3] Gurr says in his work “Shakespeare's First Poem: Sonnet 145” that Shakespeare wrote this poem in 1582, making Shakespeare only 18. "The only explanation that makes much sense is that the play on 'hate' and throwing 'hate away' by adding an ending was meant to be read by a lady whose surname was Hathaway" (223).
Gypsy Rose Blanchard’s feelings toward her late mother, Clauddine “Dee Dee” Blanchard, have changed over the years — and she explained how in her new memoir, My Time to Stand.
The book, 'Shakespeare’s Life of King Henry the Fifth,' was last checked out in 1923. Google Maps. Paterson Free Public Library. In general, an overdue library book is a pretty common occurrence ...
This may suggest that Shakespeare planned to respond right away and correct the impression left by Jaggard's book with Shakespeare's own publication, or the entry may have been merely a "staying entry" not regarding an upcoming publication, but intended to prevent Jaggard from publishing any more sonnets by Shakespeare. [2]: 1–5