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A 4 page essay/research paper that offers several interpretations of Shakespeare's meaning in this poignant poem. The writer then chooses from among these interpretations and argues that a homoerotic interpretation makes the most sense. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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he has been greatly wronged and suffers enormous pain due to the actions of the person being addressed in the poem. Examination of Sonnet 34 demonstrates how Shakespeare weaves
together various images to create a sense of loss and betrayal that borders on the spiritual. While Shakespeare never explicitly relates the details of what caused this bleak emotional state,
the sonnet is quite clear as to the severity of the poets pain. Commentary on this poem states that it is closely linked with a previous sonnet (Sonnet 33),
in both its thought and language (Commentary, Sonnet 34). Both sonnets (33 and 34) are considered to be part of a group in which Shakespeare addresses a fair youth (Schwartzberg
13). One interpretation of the poem is that the sonnet deals directly with an offense, either through neglect or denial by the youth towards an attachment to his friend,
with the implication that he had previously expressed enduring love (Commentary, Sonnet 34). According to this perspective, the "beauteous day," which was promised, that is, the continuation of his professed
love, encourages Shakespeare to cast aside his "cloak" of defensive secrecy -- "Why didst thou promise such a beauteous day,/And make me travel forth without my cloak" (Shakespeare lines 1-2).
This denial of friendship prompts the poet to allude to the language of the Gospels and the denial of Peter towards Christ (Commentary, Sonnet 34). This
surface interpretation is tinged with a homoerotic slant that has caused considerably speculation on the precise details of Shakespeares relationship with the youth in question. Charles points out that in
Renaissance literary discourse, issues of what could be termed as "homoerotic attraction" were quite common in English prose, poetry and drama (35). Furthermore, individuals who experienced a same sex attraction
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