Citati iz Soneta 18

6 poznatih stihova iz djela Sonnet 18 (1609) autora William Shakespeare, riječ po riječ, uz objašnjenje značenja i izvora.

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1. 1

   Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?
   Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

   Značenje: The poet considers comparing the beloved to summer but finds the beloved more beautiful and less changeable.

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2. 2

   Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,
   And summer’s lease hath all too short a date:

   Značenje: Summer is imperfect because strong winds damage its flowers and its pleasant season ends too soon.

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3. 3

   And every fair from fair sometime declines,
   By chance, or nature’s changing course untrimm’d:

   Značenje: Everything beautiful eventually loses its beauty through accidents or the natural passage of time.

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4. 4

   But thy eternal summer shall not fade,
   Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow’st,

   Značenje: The poet promises that the beloved’s beauty will remain unchanged through preservation in verse.

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5. 5

   Nor shall death brag thou wander’st in his shade,
   When in eternal lines to time thou grow’st,

   Značenje: Death cannot fully claim the beloved because the poem will preserve their presence across time.

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6. 6

   So long as men can breathe, or eyes can see,
   So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.

   Značenje: As long as people remain alive to read the poem, it will keep the beloved’s memory alive.

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Why does Shakespeare compare the beloved to a summer’s day in Sonnet 18?

Summer offers a familiar image of warmth and beauty, but its harsh weather and short duration make it inferior to the beloved.

What do the last two lines of Sonnet 18 mean?

The poet claims that the beloved will survive through the poem for as long as people can read it. Poetry offers lasting remembrance rather than literal escape from death.