Shakespearian Sonnets Essay -- Literary Analysis, Shakespeare

â€Å"Deep down, beneath all our insecurities, beneath all our hopes for and beliefs in equality, each of us believes we're better than anyone else. Because it's our beliefs that are right, our doubts that are allowable ones, our fears which are legitimate (Stein, 2010)† When looking at â€Å"Sonnets XXIX† and â€Å"Sonnet XXX†, both similarities and differences rise to the surface. As both Sonnets are written by William Shakespeare they share a common bond. â€Å"Sonnet XXX† also follows right after â€Å"Sonnet XXIX† which helps keep the consistency as they were written around the same times. Both of the Sonnets are written to the young man who he praises and looks up to. Shakespeare does not feel as if he can live up to the young man and all that he has which makes him feel upset about himself. The speaker talks about crying throughout the Sonnets allowing the readers to see his true feelings. Finally through repetition and the use of alliterations, it is easy to follow the Sonnets to understand what the speaker is feeling. It is all tied together with a concise rhyming couplet which shows his understanding and accepting of what is happening. Throughout the Sonnets, Shakespeare allows the readers to view the inf eriority and insecurities of the speaker, prove his point by using crying and sound devices enhances the writing by using literary devices while bringing them together with a strong rhyming couplet. Both â€Å"Sonnets XXIX† and â€Å"Sonnet XXX† have the same theme that follows through throughout them. They also share the same subject which eventually ties the two Sonnets together. Both Sonnets show a weakeer side of Shakespeare as he is admitting his inferiority and showing his insecurities. In â€Å"Sonnet XXIX†, he is feeling self-pity almo... ... as one. The young man plays a huge role in both Sonnets which helps the reader to understand Shakespeare’s intentions and feelings. Having both Sonnets appearing right after another makes it feel like a story; a continuation of his feelings and emotions. He appears to feel inferior and insecure about himself as he looks up to the young man who he wishes to be like but knows that he never will. Crying appears throughout the Sonnets as he is feeling depressed and can not understand what is going on. Crying to him helps him come to an understanding and reminisce on the past. Also, alliterations, repetition and other sound devices place emphasis on the struggle he is experiencing. Finally, he uses a rhyming couplet to show the speakers journey as it come to a close. Shakespeare has the ability to take two sonnets and bring them together to appear as one.