| Front | Sonnet 116 - Shakespeare Explore: 'Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments, love is not love' x4 (I hope I may never acknowledge any reason why minds that truly love each other shouldn't be joined together) |
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| Back | •'let' is a trochaic substitution => strong syllable which reverses the rhythm and displays conviction of the speaker, or underlines the significance of the opening •Declarative tone in imperative verb 'let' implies authority of the speaker's views, yet also a passive tone of seeking permission 'let' from God for homosexual love? •Sentence (4 lines) ends in full-stop to show the 'fact' is definitive and finalised - not to be disputed. |
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