Jul 31, 2015 · Sonnet 119 Filled with self-disgust at having subjected himself to so many evils in the course of his infidelity, the poet nevertheless finds an excuse in discovering that his now reconstructed love is stronger than it was before.

‘Sonnet 119’ by William Shakespeare is a complex poem that contains the speaker’s apology for cheating on the Fair Youth with a woman. In the first lines of the sonnet, the speaker apologizes for what he’s done and admits it without shying away from his mistake.

Sonnet 119 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It's a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man.

Actually understand Shakespeare's Sonnets Sonnet 119. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.

Read Shakespeare's sonnet 119 in modern English: What seductive potions I have drunk - sweet but distilled in reality from substances foul as hell - applying doubt to my hopes and hope to my doubts, ever losing just as I think myself to be on the brink of victory!

Analysis of Shakespeare sonnet 119 with critical notes. Being entrapped by love is the theme.

Sonnet 119 Lyrics What potions have I drunk of Siren tears, Distilled from limbecks foul as hell within, Applying fears to hopes, and hopes to fears, Still losing when I saw myself to win!

In the distraction of his madding fever! Grows fairer than at first, more strong, far greater. And gain by ills thrice more than I have spent. This poem is in the public domain.

Sonnet 119 takes the reader from the poet's infatuation for the youth to his newfound attraction — the Dark Lady. Although she is never directly named, she is likened to "this madding fever," and hers are "Siren tears / Distilled from limbecks foul as hell within."

In the distraction of this madding fever! Grows fairer than at first, more strong, far greater. And gain by ills thrice more than I have spent. Add your thoughts right here! A side-by-side No Fear translation of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Sonnets 109 - 120 …