Jul 31, 2015 · Sonnet 42 The poet attempts to excuse the two lovers. He first argues that they love each other only because of him; he then argues that since he and the young man are …

‘Sonnet 42’ by William Shakespeare is a fourteen-line sonnet that is structured in the form known as a “Shakespearean” or English sonnet. The poem is made up of three quatrains, or sets of …

Read Shakespeare's sonnet 42 along with a version in modern English: "That thou hast her it is not all my grief, And yet it may be said I loved her dearly;

Sonnet 42 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a part of the Fair Youth section of the sonnets addressed to an unnamed young man.

Actually understand Shakespeare's Sonnets Sonnet 42. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.

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Here the poet has to justify infidelity, a far more difficult task, and set against the background that the beloved should be irreproachable, the traditions of sonnet writing are wittily parodied.

William Shakespeare’s Sonnet 42 doesn’t exactly provide the answer to the question of life, the universe and everything – nor is it the finest sonnet in Shakespeare’s Sonnets. But it’s …

Sonnet 42 is the final of a set of three sonnets that address the fair lord's transgression against the poet: stealing his mistress. This offense was referred to in Sonnets 33-35, most obviously …

William Shakespeare's Sonnet 42: That Thou Hast Her, it Is Not All My Grief with notes and explanations by Sebastian Michael.