4. Sonnet 29: “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes.” (1609) The magic of Shakespeare was not just that he could write so nimbly; it was also that he could write in such a way that ...

In total, Shakespeare wrote a large number of sonnets so it is unsurprising that he made a few changes to the traditional structure and themes associated with this form. Instead of writing a ...

Probably no sonnet has ever meant so much to so many people as the one by Emma Lazarus that adorns the Statue of Liberty in ...