Shakespeare's Sonnets - Sonnet 5
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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.
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