Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -“Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”-Whom does the poet compare his friend to? What are the qualities that make the person superior to summer?
The poet compares his dear friend to a summer day. William Shakespeare begins the Sonnet with a question addressed to his beloved friend as he wants to know if it is proper to compare his friend’s beauty to a bright summer day. He feels that his friend is more lovely and more temperate than a radiant summer day. Next, the poet declares that the summer’s beauty is inconsistent as the sun is sometimes too hot and sometimes dimmed by clouds. The rough wind which blows during summer vigorously shakes the soft blossoms. Thus the beauty of summer is imperfect and short-lived. Whereas the beauty of the poet’s adored friend is not subjected to decay. Shakespeare has immortalised his friend’s beauty through the lines of his poem. Whenever someone reads the beautiful verses, he or she will remember the beloved friend of the poet and in this way he will live forever. Therefore these qualities make the poet’s much loved friend superior to summer.