sonnets

Portrait of William Shakespeare by John Taylor, known as the Chandos Portrait, showing the poet-playwright with an earring and a contemplative expression.

William Shakespeare

Discover the life and legacy of William Shakespeare, the Bard of Avon whose plays and sonnets shaped English literature and continue to inspire readers…

Sonnet 73

In “Sonnet 73,” Shakespeare reflects on aging, mortality, and the strength of love in the face of time’s decay.

Sonnet 18

Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 18” immortalizes beauty through verse, transforming fleeting love into eternal art — “So long lives this, and this gives life to thee.”

Sonnet 130

Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 130” celebrates real love through wit and honesty, rejecting the false comparisons of idealized beauty.