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Tragedies of William Shakespeare and Sonnets: Sonnets 11 - 18

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From: Monarch Notes
Date: 19630101
Author:Shakespeare, William

Shakespeare, William
Monarch Notes
01-01-1963
Critic: Violli, Unicio J.
Affiliation: Associate Professor Of English, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Sonnets 11 - 18

(11) - "as fast as thou . . ."

Summary:

Nature's gift of beauty is to be preserved by passing it on through one's
offspring.

Paraphrase

1. As fast as your beauty wanes, so will it

2. increase in your offspring:

3. the fresh blood you give to your child when you are in your prime,

4. may still be called your own when you become old.

5. In offspring live wisdom, beauty and growth:

6. without them there is ...

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