The two poems that I have chosen are Shakespeare’s Sonnet 18 (Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?) and Sonnet 73 (That time of year thou mayst in me behold). Besides the obvious similarity being that William Shakespeare wrote both, they both have a season being the main metaphor in them. In Sonnet 18, Shakespeare uses Summer, and all things associated with it, to describe the beauty of the woman who holds his affections while Sonnet 73 uses Autumn to describe someone on their deathbed. Shakespeare used these metaphors as a way to help with what he was trying to say. The seasons are things that people would be able to easily imagine and thus he used that to his advantage. Another similarity between the two poems is the presence of Death. Granted, it’s more involved in Sonnet 73 than Sonnet 18, but Shakespeare found a way to have it help with getting his point across.
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O True Apothecary! Thy Drugs Are Quick
My favorite Shakespeare play is “Romeo & Juliet.” I know, it’s become cliché to have that be a person’s favorite, but I don’t care. It was my first and thus it holds a special place in my heart. So, in honor of the newest adaptation of the play hitting theaters this weekend, I decided to look up the word “apothecary.”
In the Oxford English Dictionary, it shows that “apothecary” is a noun and one of the meanings states that it is one who kept a shop of non-perishable commodities, drug, preservatives, etc. Another states that it is one who prepared and sold drugs for medicinal reasons. The third definition is that it is a store of drugs. The word has been around since the mid-1300’s and has been seen in a number of literary works since then; including the one stated above.
Nowadays, the word “apothecary” is not used all that much, unless it is in a literary work or a historical play/film. People, if needing to see a person who sells medical drugs say they need to go to the pharmacist. However, because of great literary works, like “Romeo &Juliet,” and historical films, the word will never be truly gone and people will always understand the meaning of it.
In the Oxford English Dictionary, it shows that “apothecary” is a noun and one of the meanings states that it is one who kept a shop of non-perishable commodities, drug, preservatives, etc. Another states that it is one who prepared and sold drugs for medicinal reasons.
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Introduction to Literature ENG 131 