Sonnet 29 William Shakespeare is most known for his plays and poetry. Most of his work was written between 1589 and 1613. Although he was an active poet, Shakespeare’s poems did not earn acclaim until the nineteenth century. This is partly due to the fact that some of his sonnets hinted at homoeroticism which, at the time, was a forbidden idea. Sonnet 29 is one of Shakespeare’s more ambiguous sonnets. One does not know who the speaker is referrin...
more
Sonnet 29 William Shakespeare is most known for his plays and poetry. Most of his work was written between 1589 and 1613. Although he was an active poet, Shakespeare’s poems did not earn acclaim until the nineteenth century. This is partly due to the fact that some of his sonnets hinted at homoeroticism which, at the time, was a forbidden idea. Sonnet 29 is one of Shakespeare’s more ambiguous sonnets. One does not know who the speaker is referring to or if the word “love” in this sonnet refers to a romantic love or a platonic love. While it is thought that Sonnet 29 is about homosexual love, that is just a theory.
William Shakespeare can be considered a literary pioneer for his inclusion of homoerotic elements in his writing during the late 1500's. While homosexuality was a topic some writers chose to explore, it was not always acknowledged by society. It is not known (but often speculated) that his sonnets are a reflection of his own homosexuality despite the fact that Shakespeare...
less
