Hello friends today we are discuss this question, the question is -What does the poet say about summer in the Sonnet ‘Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day? How is the poet’s young friend different from a summer’s day?
William Shakespeare states that the beauty of summer is not consistent as the sun is sometimes too hot and sometimes dimmed by clouds. The rough winds which blow during summer destroy the soft buds that bloom in the month of May. Thus the above mentioned season has its own flaws and its duration is also very short.
The beauty of the poet’s young friend is constant unlike a summer’s day. His beloved friend is ‘more devely’ and ‘more temperate’ than a pleasant summer day. The inconsistent beauty of summer is contrasted by the eternal beauty of the poet’s adored friend. long as human race lives, this Sonnet narrating the beauty of his beloved friend, will be read, which in tum will keep the beauty of his friend alive.