Talk Like Shakespeare Day 2024 is on Tuesday, April 23, 2024: Shakespeare sonnets question?

Tuesday, April 23, 2024 is Talk Like Shakespeare Day 2024. Talk Like Shakespeare Day" in Chicago Daley announces 'Talk Like Shakespeare Day'

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Talk Like Shakespeare Day commemorates the poet's birthday celebration and his works, from such classics as Romeo And Juliet to A Summer Night's Fantasize.

I think it could be 18 and 73 because they both talk about days. I also think it could be 18 and 130 because they are bothing comparing to something. Good luck! =P

SONNET 73

That time of year thou mayst in me behold

When yellow leaves, or none, or few, do hang

Upon those boughs which shake against the cold,

Bare ruin'd choirs, where late the sweet birds sang.

In me thou seest the twilight of such day

As after sunset fadeth in the west,

Which by and by black night doth take away,

Death's second self, that seals up all in rest.

In me thou see'st the glowing of such fire

That on the ashes of his youth doth lie,

As the death-bed whereon it must expire

Consumed with that which it was nourish'd by.

This thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong,

To love that well which thou must leave ere long.

SONNET 18

Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?

Thou art more lovely and more temperate:

Rough winds do shake the darling buds of May,

And summer's lease hath all too short a date:

Sometime too hot the eye of heaven shines,

And often is his gold complexion dimm'd;

And every fair from fair sometime declines,

By chance or nature's changing course untrimm'd;

But thy eternal summer shall not fade

Nor lose possession of that fair thou owest;

Nor shall Death brag thou wander'st in his shade,

When in eternal lines to time thou growest:

So long as men can breathe or eyes can see,

So long lives this and this gives life to thee.

SONNET 130

My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun;

Coral is far more red than her lips' red;

If snow be white, why then her breasts are dun;

If hairs be wires, black wires grow on her head.

I have seen roses damask'd, red and white,

But no such roses see I in her cheeks;

And in some perfumes is there more delight

Than in the breath that from my mistress reeks.

I love to hear her speak, yet well I know

That music hath a far more pleasing sound;

I grant I never saw a goddess go;

My mistress, when she walks, treads on the ground:

And yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare

As any she belied with false compare.

How come shakespear talks funny?

The English language has changed a lot over time. In Shakespeare's day 'thou' was the singular of 'you' and you alway said 'thou' if you were talking to one person. Its usage has died out in English-speaking countries, but in many foreign languages for instance there is still a singular of 'you' the French say 'tu' for example. Tis is a contraction of It is, which also isn't used nowadays. Some words are abandoned, others change their meaning. Language changes.

Shakespeare: Henry V?

In my opinion the speech is something of an audacious pep talk.

One of Henry's generals, Westmoreland I think, says that he wished he could add to thier ranks even a small portion of the men in england who at that time were idle.

Henry overhears him and says that they don't need more men!!! More men meant more people to share in the glory when they do eventually win and Henry claimed he didn't want to share the glory with too many, he wanted as much of it for himself and a few others as possible. He makes it seem like some great thing to be coveted and desired, when in reality they were facing injury and death. Its a very clever pep talk.

Henry basically tell his soldiers that they are going to defeat the enemy, even though they are outnumbered. He shows his supreme confidence in the abilities of his soldiers, when he urges them on instead of wishing for reinforcements. This would have boosted morale considerably.

He also inspires confidence that they will survive the battle and in the future sit together to reminisce about their victories. He also inspires loyalty in his soldiers by saying that everyone who takes part in the battle would in the future be part of a brotherhood of men ("...band of brothers" see the speech). Since Henry is a King, his soldiers must have felt great to think that in fighting at his side, they would become his brother and his equal.

Pretty stirring stuff, that why I like it.