Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeare Sonnet 10. Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. Sonnet 10 chastises the young man for his self-hatred and refusal to procreate, urging him to overcome this disdain by bestowing his beauty upon a child, thereby enriching both the world and ensuring his own immortal legacy. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare Sonnet 11. Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Sonnet 11, Shakespeare underscores that just as art is crafted by hands, the young man should use his fleeting beauty wisely by procreating, thereby heeding nature's design and ensuring his legacy before time erodes his prime. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Sonnet 7, Shakespeare uses the metaphor of the sun's daily journey to depict the young man's life cycle, highlighting the inevitable decline into old age and urging him to beget a child, ensuring his radiant beauty and worth will perpetually shine, even as he himself descends into the "lowly west" of life. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare Sonnet 8 analysis. Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. Sonnet 8 uses the harmony of music as a metaphor, portraying the young man's avoidance of marriage and fatherhood as a discord in the symphony of life, thus emphasizing the essential role of family in creating life’s beautiful and harmonious melody. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare Sonnet 9. Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Sonnet 9, Shakespeare underscores the young man's avoidance of marriage and fatherhood as a form of self-destruction and betrayal, highlighting the importance of progeny as a means to perpetuate his beauty, legacy, and very existence beyond the grave. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. Shakespeare's Sonnet 5 employs the metaphor of distillation to emphasize the preservation of beauty through offspring, suggesting that just as the essence of flowers can be captured and maintained, the young man's beauty can defy time and decay by being passed down to a child, thereby achieving enduring life and allure. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Sonnet 6, Shakespeare continues to explore the themes of beauty, procreation, and the passage of time, urging the young man not to be a "spendthrift" of his beauty by keeping it to himself. He encourages the young man to have a child, thus making a "copy" of himself that will preserve his beauty against the ravages of time. Shakespeare uses financial metaphors to underscore the idea that by not procreating, the young man is wasting a precious resource—his beauty—which should be shared and passed down to future generations. The poet reassures the young man that by having a child, he is not giving away his beauty, but rather is preserving it in a living testament that will survive long after his own physical beauty has faded away. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Shakespeare's Sonnet 2, the poet elaborates on the inevitable march of time that will ravage the young man's beauty, urging him to sire a child who will bear his youthful image and loveliness into the future, allowing him to confront old age without regret for his faded grandeur. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Shakespeare's Sonnet 2, the poet elaborates on the inevitable march of time that will ravage the young man's beauty, urging him to sire a child who will bear his youthful image and loveliness into the future, allowing him to confront old age without regret for his faded grandeur. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Sonnet 4, Shakespeare admonishes the young man for selfishly withholding his beauty and abundance, asserting that by not procreating, he is squandering nature’s gifts, letting them perish with him, instead of passing them on to a new generation, thereby attaining a form of immortality and defiance against time's decay. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki

Shakespeare penned 154 sonnets that were included in his 1609 'quarto'. These sonnets delve into themes like the flow of time, death, affection, aestheticism, unfaithfulness, and envy. The initial 126 sonnets are dedicated to a young male, while the final 28 are directed towards an enigmatic 'dark lady'. In Shakespeare's Sonnet 1, the poet passionately implores a young man to procreate, emphasizing the fleeting nature of beauty and the importance of leaving a legacy through offspring, lest his own beauty vanishes with age and he remains unremembered. ---------- Performed by Barnaby Falls Artwork by Barnaby Falls Music: Healing, sleep and meditation by Reiki