Sonnet 3
The third of all of Shakespeare’s sonnets and the third in the Fair Youth phase. In this sonnet, we have the Poet saying to the Fair Youth that they should have a child in an...
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Sonnet 106
In this sonnet, we see the poet directly referencing their own poetry, a theme we encounter many times throughout the sonnets. This is quite a sweet sonnet, we hear the poet essentially say to the...
Ariel Monologue: The Tempest Act 1 Scene 2
We’re going to take a closer look at one of Ariel’s best pieces of text from The Tempest. In this monologue, we really get to see the bright, fiery but dutiful side of Ariel. It...
Sonnet 19
In this sonnet in the fair youth phase we have an argument that is very clear and straightforward, but has some incredible imagery. The poet is making a plea to our character ‘Time’ to keep...
Richard III Monologue Act 1 Scene 1
Richard III depicts the Machiavellian rise to power and short lived reign of King Richard the Third of England, and as is usually the case with Shakespeare, there’s probably a bit of creative license taken,...
Sonnet 30
Now before we get into this I’d like to say, this being a sonnet breakdown we generally try and mine as much from the text as we can without going overboard. However, this sonnet, however...
Marc Antony Monologue: Julius Caesar Act 3 Scene 1
We’re going to take a closer look at a brilliant Shakespeare monologue, the Marc Antony speech from Julius Caesar Act 3 Scene 1. This is a dramatic Shakespeare monologue that covers grief and revenge. Let’s...
Sonnet 22
In sonnet 22, which is part of the fair youth phase of the sonnets, we see the poet acknowledge that the fair youth in fact is not some god like deity which seems to be...
Macbeth Monologue (Act 3 Scene 1)
It’s safe to say Macbeth has put himself through the ringer so far throughout the play. He’s been in battle, he’s wrestled with his conscience and his wife over killing King Duncan, and ultimately he’s...
Sonnet 80
In this sonnet we see the poet referencing the rival poet. This is a part of the greater series that we see pop up almost like a b-plot. We also see the poet once again...