How Do Shakespeare’s Sonnets Feed off the World Around Him?

How do Shakespeare’s sonnets feed off the world around him?

Just as the earth laughs in flowers, it can be suggested that Shakespeare laughed in sonnets. For the historical themes and references, the raw emotion and prominent autobiographical trials and tribulations are absorbed in every word of the published 154 sonnets. Whether they are directed at the ‘young man’ or ‘dark lady’ it can be agreed that as an audience we are subjected to a personal memoir reflective of a hierarchical society saturated in immodesty but eager to uphold the exoteric facade of stunning Christian morality. Sonnets 107 and 111 are examples that support the ideology that the poet was influenced by surrounding historical and sociological factors and perceptions.

A well-rounded lexicon with spats of alliteration; feature greatly in sonnet 107. It can be agreed that the alliteration is deliberately personifying the ‘mortal moon’ and other themes of love and peace. Yet as an audience we are subjected to lexis that are neither profound in variety or understanding, these are not esoteric words nor do they boast greatness in phonetic