by melaniewp | Jun 3, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Shakespeare, Sonnet 129, Sonnets, Whoso List to Hunt, Wyatt
Shakespeare wrote many famous love poems. Here’s one he wrote about lust, and Wyatt’s poem below, which may have inspired some of the imagery.The sonnet is below, with a translation.SONNET 129William ShakespeareThe expense of spirit in a waste of shameIs...
by melaniewp | Jun 2, 2013 | GCSE, IGCSE, Petrarch, Romeo and Juliet, Shakespeare, Wyatt
Are you a Petrarchan lover? Do you drip, swoon and melt at the sight of your lady who kills you with a look?A Petrarchan lover is melodramatic, self-consciously suffering and has given himself up to the power of his mistress. At the start of Romeo and Juliet, this is...
