an exercise in literary convention than in autobiography. Here is
one o f these sonnets:
LV
Not marble, nor the gilded monuments
O f princes, shall outlive this powerful rime;
But you shall shine more bright in these contents
Than unswept stone, besmear’d with sluttish time.
When wasteful war shall statues overturn,
And broils root out the work o f masonry,
Nor Mars his sword nor war’s quick fire shall bum
The living record o f your memory.
‘Gainst death and all-oblivious enmity
Shall you pace forth; your praise shall still find room
Even in the eyes o f all posterity
That wear this world out to the ending doom.
So, ti 11 the j udgment that yourself arise,
You live in this, and dwell in lovers’ eyes.
The sonnets show how Shakespeare’s poetic style was forged
and perfected; to some extent they raise the veil over his private
life, o f which we know so little.
Q uestions and Tasks
1. What influence did Shakespeare make upon the world
literature?
2. What did the great poet have in common with the Globe
theatre?
3. When and in what way was the Globe theatre destroyed?
4. What works made Shakespeare immortal?
5. Characterize Hamlet. Why does he delay avenging for his
father?
6. Why did Romeo and Juliet’s lives end tragically?
7. Do you think Juliet’s life would be happy if she had consented
her parents and married Paris?
8. Who were the main protagonists o f Shakespeare’s sonnets?
10. What are the Shakespearian sonnets important for?
11. What is the difference between the com edies written by
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