Sonnet 91

Sonnet 66

Sonnets

hence ['hens] adv отсюда merriment ['menmant] n веселье notable ['nautabl] а известный, выда­ющийся pomp [primp] n помпа, пышность propose [ргэ 'pauz] v делать предло­жение (о браке) rely [n'lai] v полагаться, доверять smoothly ['smvxdh] adv плавно tender ['tends] а нежный, заботливый twin [twin] n близнец unfavourable [лп 'feivarabl] а небла­гоприятный wicked ['wikid] а злой witty ['witi] а остроумный

Tired with all these, for restful death I cry, As, to behold¹ Desert a beggar born, And needy Nothing trimm'd in jolity² And purest Faith unhappily forsworn,³

And golded Honour shamefully misplaced, And maiden Virtue rudely strumpeted⁴ And right Perfection wrongfully disgraced, And Strength by limping Sway⁵ disabled,

And Art made tongue — tied by Authority, And Folly doctor-like⁶ controlling Skill, And simple Truth miscall'd Simplicity,⁷ And captive Good attending captain 111.⁸

Tired with all these, from these would I be gone, Save⁹ that, to die, I leave my love alone.

The sonnet is a poetical form that appeared in Italy in the 14th century. It was introduced into English literature during the first period of the Renaissance. Shakespeare's sonnet has 14 lines. It is divided into three stanzas of four lines with a final rhyming couplet ['k/vpht].

The sonnets of Shakespeare were published in 1609, but were probably written between 1597— 1600. The first 126 are ad­dressed to a man. A certain "W. H." whose identity remains un­known. He is the author's friend, and the sonnets are addressed to him. Shakespeare complains of his hard life in which his love for his friend is the only comfort (sonnets 26 — 29), but his friend often forgets him (sonnet 33).

Beginning with sonnet 127 a new person appears — The Dark Lady. The authors and his friend are in love with her. The authors both loves her and hates her for making him and his friend suffer (sonnet 133). Thus the sonnets are connected by their common theme — love and friendship. But this is not the only theme of the sonnets. In one of his best sonnets, 66, Shakespeare expresses his indignation with the state of things around him.

Some glory in their birth, some in their skill, Some in their wealth, some in their body¹⁰ forth; Some in their garments¹¹, though new-fangled¹² ill; Some in their hawks and hounds¹³, some in their horse;

¹ behold — see

² trimm'd in jollity — dressed gaily

³ to forswear — to swear falsely

⁴ strumpeted — violated

⁵ sway — motion; rule

⁶ doctor-like — pretending to know much

⁷ simplicity — here stupidity

⁸ captive Good attending captain 111 — Virtue, a prisoner, serving Evil

⁹ save — except

¹⁰ body¹— body's

¹¹ garments — clothes

¹² new-fangled — fond of novelty

¹³ hounds — dogs for chase, hunting

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