소네트 18 명언

William Shakespeare의 Sonnet 18({year)에 나오는 유명한 문장 6개를 원문 그대로 소개하고, 각 문장의 의미와 출처를 알려드립니다.

읽는 시간 1분 · 14행

1. 1

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

   뜻: 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:

   뜻: 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:

   뜻: 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,

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

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매일 시 한 편을 이메일로 받아봐요 이메일 주소 시 받아보기 매일 아침 고전 시 한 편을 무료로 받아봐요. 언제든 구독을 취소할 수 있어요.

5. 5

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

   뜻: 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.

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

   The poet1연, 13~14행복사하기

이 문장들에 관한 질문

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.