Jul 31, 2015 · Few collections of poems—indeed, few literary works in general—intrigue, challenge, tantalize, and reward as do Shakespeare's Sonnets. Almost all of them love poems, the Sonnets philosophize, celebrate, attack, plead, and express pain, longing, and despair, all …

Read Shakespeare's sonnet 61 along with a version in modern English: "Is it thy will, thy image should keep open, My heavy eyelids to the weary night?

‘Sonnet 61,’ also known as ‘Is it thy will thy image should keep open,’ is number sixty-one of one hundred fifty-four sonnets that Shakespeare wrote over his lifetime. It is part of the famous Fair …

Actually understand Shakespeare's Sonnets Sonnet 61. Read every line of Shakespeare’s original text alongside a modern English translation.

The text and analysis of Shakespeare's sonnet 61 with critical notes. The theme of jealousy is explored.

Sonnet 61 is one of 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare. It is a member of the Fair Youth sequence, in which the poet expresses his love towards a young man.

My heavy eyelids to the weary night? While shadows like to thee do mock my sight? The scope and tenure of thy jealousy? To play the watchman ever for thy sake. From me far off, with others all too near.

Shakespeare asks himself questions to convey his anxiety and pain. In line nine he answers these with a negative “O, no!” and goes on to explain that his jealousy is greater than...

Sonnet 61 is comprised of three questions which provide a glimpse into the speaker’s state of mind. In the first question, the speakers asks the fair youth whether he intends for his image to keep the speaker awake at night.

Read the Summary of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Add your thoughts right here! A side-by-side No Fear translation of Shakespeare's Sonnets. Sonnets 61 - 72 Sonnet 61 : Is it thy will thy image should keep open...