Wednesdays With Will – Negative Praise and Will’s Tool Belt
In several sonnets Shakespeare uses negativity to render praise upon the subject of the poem. This clever technique heightens the effect of positive praise found in the ending couplet. An …
Wednesdays With Will – In Search of Anne Hathaway
There are advantages to having lived at the end of the 16th and the beginning of the 17th century. Specifically, the internet hadn’t been invented, and there were not a …
Wednesdays With Will – More Than a Couple of Words About the Couplets
Shakespeare wrote in what is now called the Shakespearean sonnet form and consists of three quatrains and a couplet. I particularly enjoy the couplets, as, through many of them Shakespeare’s …
Wednesdays with Will – A Few Words About the Sonnets Dedication Puzzle
Much has been written regarding the dedication of Shakespeare’s sonnets, and, although I cannot settle the issue, I can comment upon it. The sonnets were published in 1609 by Thomas …