According to Shakespeare, Sonnet 55 lives through anything. He compares it to many man-made objects. Monuments, stone statues, and buildings will all be destroyed before this poem does. So in a way, I believe the writer is being extremely arrogant. Something not even as extravagant as war can ruin what he has composed. This is one of the sonnets in my opinion that really show me his obsession. Shakespeare’s gloomy and “cold” word choice in this sonnet shows desperation. He wants to get the message across of how much he wants to be with this boy. So he will have to live the rest of his life knowing that someone wants to be with him so bad. He claims that his beauty will last forever as long as people are alive to read this. He is now trying anything to prove to this boy that he is beautiful. So either this boy doesn’t believe he is beautiful, or he doesn’t want to hear it from the writer.
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