Shakespeare’s sonnets are lyrical, haunting, beautiful, and often breathtaking, representing one of the finest bodies of poetry ever penned. They demonstrate the writer’s skill in capturing the full range of human emotions within a carefully prescribed form and creating something unique in every one. Some are familiar— Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?— others unexpected, but together they form an extraordinary meditation on the nature of love, lust, beauty, and time.
