Do Now: Sept. 11-15

Aim: Renaissance sonnets often focus on the great beauty of the beloved. How important is physical beauty or attractiveness in today’s society?

Do Now: What do you think makes you beautiful?
Procedures:

I think how I use my personality is what makes me beautiful in this society. My personality makes me what I really am.

Teacher Read Aloud: Sonnet 130

Write a brief paragraph on what you think is the meaning of the poem.
In this sonnet the poet is describing the many beautiful features of a mistress. He compares her to many things. he thinks that his beloved is as special as any woman.

Think about two questions that you would like to discuss about this poem and write it in your journal/notebook.

Question:
1- In the beginning of the poem is the author trying to say that the things he's comparing his beloved with are better than her?

2- In line 1"My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun" , is the author trying to say that the mistresses eyes are better than the sun or the sun is much better?

Comprehension check:

Is the speaker’s mistress dark or fair?
Fair, like a tan color.

Do the flaws pointed out by the speaker affect his love for the woman described?
No he loves her no matter what or how she is. she is more beautiful to him then any other woman.

Think Critically:
What do you think is the speaker’s attitude toward the woman he loves?
He's is very happy to love her, which is why he's describing the many features of her and comparing her to many things.

Think about: his descriptions of her physical characteristics, his descriptions of her voice, his conclusion in the couplet.

What do you think might have been Shakespeare’s purpose in writing this sonnet?
he wants to tell the reader that he is describing her true features unlike any other poet had, how she's more beautiful than any other woman that is being described as all lies by other poets.

Does this poem present a realistic or idealized portrait of the beloved?
This sounds like a realistic portrait of the beloved, because he probably experienced something like that in his life time.