The Integration of Theme and Tone in Shakespearian Sonnets

Abstract

Shakespeare’s literature takes its way through hundreds of years to reach us. This thesis is an attempt to shed the light on Shakespeare's sonnets. The aim of research is to explain the interaction of theme and tone in Shakespeare's sonnets. The method used was to analyze the sonnet within the lines of poetry as well as a paradoxical meaning between the lines and between the couplet and quatrains within a sonnet. While comparing Shakespeare's sonnets. The researcher rotes that the conception of true love, beauty and passing time, they are connected during times, true love does' change but beauty fades away. The only way to write poems about love between souls. Shakespeare's love isn't based on beauty and physical aspects even if isn't perfect, for Shakespeare's life is short and time possess quickly. The researcher recommended further studies, the analysis of intrinsic elements of sonnets especially rhythm, and figurative language. Not only find and describe the elements, but also analysis the function of each element as system in the structure.