9 Matching Annotations
  1. Apr 2016
    1. The cause of this fair gift in me is wanting, And so my patent back again is swerving.

      I don' understand what he means in these couple of lines.

    2. So thy great gift, upon misprision growing,

      I don't understand what he means.

    3. doth

      I didnt understand this word.

    4. My bonds in thee are all determinate.

      My-bonds, In-thee, Are-all, Deter-minate.

    5. gavest

      At first glance, i did not know what this meant.

    6. thou art too dear for my possessing

      Thou-art, Too-dear, For-my, Possess-ing.

    7. Farewell!

      The rhyme scheme is a(possessing),b(estimate),a(releasing),b(determinate),c(granting),d(deserving),c(wanting),d(swerving),e(knowing),f(mistaking),e(growing),f(making),g(flatter),g(matter)

    8. Thyself thou gavest, thy own worth then not knowing,

      The significance of this line is saying she gave herself away, without knowing her worth.

    1. In that sense, Shakespeare is the quintessentially American author.”

      I have never read any of his work, so I don't know whether or not this statement is true.