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Comparison of Sonnet 73 and Sonnet 116 by Wm. Shakespeare Feburary 9, 2001 In his Sonnet 73 and Sonnet 116, William Shakespeare displays his vision of long lasting love. Nothing can effect one who sincerely loves. In Sonnet 73, Shakespeare uses figurative language, objects, and personification to get his points across. He compares himself to a grove of trees in early winter, "When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang upon those boughs which shake against the cold,...." These lines refer …

…Time's brief hours and weeks, but bears it out even to the edge of doom." While these two sonnets greatly differ both express the universal desire for unconditional love. Sonnet 73 says that even such a love ends at the grave, " To love that well which thou must leave ere long." Sonnet 116 believes love last until the end of the world." Both sonnets give us a wonderful vision of love which we can strive for everyday.