Sonnet 40

The sonnet I chose was Sonnet 40. Like most of Shakespeare's other sonnets, Sonnet 40 consist of three quatrains and a couplet. The rhyme scheme is abab cdcd efef gg. One reason I found this sonnet interesting was the author seemed to be forgiving the recipient of this sonnet for taking his love. After reading this at first I thought that maybe the recipient of this sonnet didnt know that he/she stole the authors love. After further analyzing the couplet I then thought that maybe that the recipient was aware of the fact that he/she stole the authors love. The last line of the sonnet "Kill me with spites but we must not be foes" makes me think that the author is telling the recipient that you can be mad at me now, but in the future we should be friends again. I came to the conclusion that the author was originnally mad at the recipient of this sonnet for stealing his love, but is now forgiving him/her and still wants to be friends. I still can't come to a conclusion on whether the recipient knew he/she stole the authors love.

-Frank Koelbel-