A Comparative Analysis of Petrarch and Shakespeare's Sonnets: Women, Structure, and Themes, Appunti di Inglese

Scarica A Comparative Analysis of Petrarch and Shakespeare's Sonnets: Women, Structure, and Themes e più Appunti in PDF di Inglese solo su Docsity! Petrarca vs Shakespeare The difference between Italian sonnets and Shakesperean one is how they describe women. Petrarch’s woman is described physically and is seen as an angelic woman while Shakespeare's is his lover and only his behavior is described. Petrarch concentrates his work only on Laura while Shakespeare's sonnets are divided between his two lovers, a male and a female. The Petrarca sonnet is composed of 2 quatrains and two tercets, the Shakespeare sonnet is composed of 3 quatrains and a final rhyming couplet. Another notable difference between the two authors is the rhyme scheme and that the sonnets of Petrarch end with the solution of the problem while those of Shakespeare with a moral. È importante studiare il passato perchè può essere uninsegnamento per il futuro, per non rivivere le stesse storie e migliorare sempre. GENERALE Shakespeare'plays are the greatest literary texts of all times, his plays speak of universal values, which are still very current today. Also shakespeare is the most quoted author in history, his works have been translated into all existing languages. Studying the past, therefore, even Shakespeare leads to a greater awareness of past events, of true values. It helps to not fall back into the same mistakes in the future. VITA Shakespeare was Born on San George's day 1564, the patron saint of England. When he was 18 he married Anne Hathaway. He was an actor and playground so in 1592 he went to London and became a shareholder; his company built the Globe teather. After, in 1610 he retired from theatre and in 1616 he died. THE SONNETS He published in 1609 154 sonnets in decasyllables that hadn?t title. The themes is love and its lost, beauty, time, death, forgiveness and broken trust of a friend. the structure consistes of 3 quatrains and a final couplet and the turning point is is at the nine line or at the beggining of the first couplet. The style is rich and there is a vivid descriptive language. A lot of times there can be the conversational style. Can be devided into 3 section: (1-17) he argues with a Young man to marry and have childern, (18-126) are dedicated to a Young man, (127-154) are dedicated to a dark lady. DRAMATIST It is difficult to date Dramatist, there are 3 types of evidence: external, internal or stylistic. COMEDIES