Out of all the sonnets in the packet, sonnet 130 had to be my favorite.
At first I didn't know it was about love because in the first 8 lines Shakespeare doesn't comment on his lover's beauty, but instead on all her imperfections: her breath reeks, her hair looks like wires, etc.
It wasn't until line 9 I realized he actually loves her,
before I thought he was just bashing on one of his ex girlfriends.
He names all her imperfections because he adores her from head to toe,
including all the not-so-pretty parts.
Which is why I love this poem so much!
It reminds me of the quote:
"perfection is an illusion, imperfection is beautiful" - anonymous
An example Alejandra gave during class was society's standards on women's body size.
A perfect example is how today in society a model's size two waist equals beauty,
but Marilyn Monroe is considered one of the most attractive women in history.
Her waist size is wasn't a size two, her waist size was average.
I make this connection because although she isn't today's average model size,
she was still gorgeous.
"perfection is an illusion, imperfection is beautiful" - anonymous
Yeah he did talk about her and how other things were better than her but he never said they were imperfections. Things are better than what she has but he still loves her even though she's not this amazing goddess.
ReplyDeleteI didn't catch that when I read the poem, but I see where you're coming from, Lupe. He compares her features to something better.
ReplyDeleteI love how you compared this poem and the "standards of beauty" to Marilyn Monroe. The conversation we had in class reminded me of a quote from that so raven.
ReplyDelete"Because in case you haven't noticed, people come in all shapes and sizes and they're all beautiful. Put that in your magazine"-Raven Symone
We constantly see skinny models in magazines and hardly any voluptuous women. Which may also be the reason why so many young girls are insecure about there appearance.
Praise Amanda Praise! I just love the fact you used such an icon as Raven Symone.
ReplyDeleteOh by the way, this is Cynthia Magana. My account isn't working so I'm using Clarissa's
DeleteAt the end of the poem he states that she's just as beautiful and doesn't need to be compared falsely to things like the sun, so I don't think he was saying that they were flaws but merely pointing out specific attributes that she holds.
ReplyDeletei find it very humorous the part about breath reeking. But there are different views of love, love is such a powerful thing in life.
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