Sonnets
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The sonnet seems to be the epitome of the lover's message. It is a type of poetic form that was extremely popular in Elizabethan and Victorian England. The sonnet form was invented by Giacomo da Lentino in the mid-13th century. This 5 page paper compares and contrasts Shakespeare's Sonnet #18, Shall I compare thee to a summer's day; Edmund Spencer's Sonnet # 75, One day I wrote her name upon the strand; and John Donne's Sonnet #10, Death be not proud, though some have called thee. Bibliography lists 4 sources.
Filename: KTsonnet.wps

“Othello and Sonnet 87”
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A five page paper which looks at the theme of jealousy in Shakespeare’s Othello, and contrasts it with the more mature and rational perspective on emotional relationships which is demonstrated in sonnet 87 (Farewell, thou art too dear …) Bibliography lists 2 sources
Filename: JLothellosonnet.wps

A Comparison of Shakespeare and Keats
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This 5 page paper supports the thesis that Keats had attempted to use Shakespeare's techniques but could not master them. Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" and Keats' s "On first looking into Chapman's Homer" are used as examples. Bibliography lists 3 sources.
Filename: SA011Son.rtf