A Sonnet for the Lustful (Sonnet 129 Analysis)
An analysis of Shakespeare's Sonnet 129, a.k.a. the best 14 lines ever written about lust. In today's video I hope to demystify Shakespeare's poetry and reveal just how accessible it is - and even more importantly, show how much it has to offer us.
If playwrights count as authors, then Shakespeare is my favorite author of all time. I think he can be yours too, if you learn how to appreciate him (if your experience is anything like mine though, school does nothing to help with this!)
As I've personally been deeply impacted by Shakespeare's work, I'm determined to help you explore it as well, and experience all it has to offer for yourself. To this end, I've already made two other videos - they won't be the last!
Julius Caesar and the Death of Free Speech:
• Julius Caesar and the Death of Free Speech
Hamlet's Guide to Overcoming Fear:
• Hamlet's Guide to Overcoming Fear
I also wrote an ebook on Shakespeare, which you can download for free below:
"The Bard & the Bees: What Shakespeare taught me about sex, evil, and life in our modern world"
https://rewirethewest.com/bard-and-th...
Lastly, below is the full text to Sonnet 129:
Th' expense of spirit in a waste of shame
Is lust in action; and till action, lust
Is perjured, murd'rous, bloody, full of blame,
Savage, extreme, rude, cruel, not to trust,
Enjoyed no sooner but despisèd straight,
Past reason hunted; and, no sooner had
Past reason hated as a swallowed bait
On purpose laid to make the taker mad;
Mad in pursuit and in possession so,
Had, having, and in quest to have, extreme;
A bliss in proof and proved, a very woe;
Before, a joy proposed; behind, a dream.
All this the world well knows; yet none knows well
To shun the heaven that leads men to this hell.
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Thanks for taking the time to read this. I appreciate you being a part of this channel and its community. See you for the next episode,
-Evan