Sonnet 130
This sonnet is about a man's feelings towards his mistress. In the first line he speaks of how her eyes are dull and nothing compared to the sun. He goes onto speak about her lips which are just as dull. "Coral is far more red than her lips' red" line two. The man's mistress's hair and breast are just as boring as her lips and eyes. The man doesn't like his mistress cheeks either which he see's as containing no color. The man is not fond of her breath but thinks her voice is ok. "I love to hear her speak, yet well I know that music hath a far more pleasing sound;" line nine-ten. Although her voice is ok it is nothing close to music which he feels is a pleasing sound. He doesn't see anyone of her features as anything good compared to others but feels she is beautiful as she is because she is not like anything else. "And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare as any she believed with false compare." line thirteen- fourteen.
I believe the message of this sonnet is true to our modern society. An intelligent person once said "Beauty is in the eye of the beholder". This sonnet shows a clear example of this quote. The man knows his mistress is not as beautiful as other notable examples of beauty. The reason he still loves her is because she is not anthing like anything or anyone else. He loves her for being unique. Many times a couple can be seen that doesn't look as if they fit together and people ask how do they love each other. The reason is because they love the person for being unique and for being themselves. Personality has become much bigger part of relationships nowadays because it is hard to find love with some that is beautiful but has no personality.
