![]() ![]() ![]() However, several of the sonnets, if taken individually, may appear gender-neutral, as in the well-known 'Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?' from Sonnet 18. The last 28 sonnets are addressed to an older woman, the so-called 'dark lady', who causes both desire and loathing in the speaker. The first 126 are directed to a young man whom the speaker urges to marry, but this man then becomes the object of the speaker's desire. Shakespeare's sonnets generally focus on the themes of love and life. Six additional sonnets appear in his plays Romeo and Juliet, Henry V and Love's Labour's Lost. They are followed by the long poem 'A Lover's Complaint', which first appeared in that same volume after the sonnets. Information to help you plan your visit to Shakespeare's family homesġ54 of Shakespeare's sonnets are included in the volume Shakespeare’s Sonnets, published by Thomas Thorpe in 1609. Prices, booking, opening times and more to help you get organisedĮnjoy seasonal activities and special events throughout the year ![]() Walk in Shakespeare's footsteps at Shakespeare's New Place Relive Shakespeare's love story at Anne Hathaway's Cottage Visit William Shakespeare's Birthplace and explore his childhood world, right where it all began. ![]()
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