| Front | Sonnet 116: S presents blasphemous, political protest for homosexual love x5 |
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| Back | •Ironic sonnet form - taken traditional form for controversial celebration - he has APPROPRIATED this genre for his own agenda •'impediments'=> society's prejudices •'tempests' not just silent disapproval but storm - could suggest violent resistance to homosexuality / legislation of the time •Speaker appeals to male partner to stick to principles and not 'alter' •Post 2015 Marriage Act read poem with admiration - activist for gay rights - early example of political poetry for sexual equality. |
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