Sonnet 116

Sonnet 116 (also known as: "Let me not to the marriage of true minds") was written by Mr. William Shakespeare. Although the language of Sonnet 116 is not remarkable for its imagery or metaphoric range, it is a spectacular poem.

This sonnet is a heart-felt piece about being in love. The Narrator describes love as unchanging, and everlasting. He says that love doesn't recognize flaws or changes in the loved one (in other words: "love is blind", and that "love conquers all". (Oh dear... I used two cliches.... the 'cranky old man' is going to be furious. Oh well... I don't care... when it comes to love, there are always cliches up to wazoo.) At the finish, the narrator says that if his statements about love can be proven false, than no man has ever loved at all.

I believe that this sonnet takes place at the beginning of a relationship. This is because when one first falls in love and when everything is fresh and new, one tends to feel like he or she is floating upon a cloud and one tends to overlook flaws. However, life is difficult and many challenges arise; and as time passes, one usually falls off the cloud and finds a few flaws. This doesn't, however, mean that the love will disappear.

Love must change; and change can be a good thing. People grow and change throughout their entire lives. As people who are in a relationships grow and change, their feelings change and thus the relationship will change. However, if the people in the relationship can work and change together, the relationship and love grows stronger. If the love is strong enough, they will remain together and continue to love each other deeply. There is no such thing as a happily ever after because... well, to quote Cerebral Fix, "Life sucks and then you die". However, if you are lucky enough to be with a person that you love, and who loves you in return.... life sucks a little less.