The Presentation of Women in Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 and Griffin’s Ess

The Presentation of Women in Shakespe ars Sonnet one hundred thirty and gryphonsSonnet 39What attitude do their presentations of women reflect? Discuss indetail how the poets choice & use of language influences your readingof poems.It is evident in both griffins poem and Shakespeares poem that theirlove for their beloved is matchless however the presentations and thepersonal interpretations of the deuce poets give a completely differentmessage to its readers. It is often in Shakespeares sonnet 130 thatwe realize he ridicules his mistress and praises her in a way thatmisleads its readers to entrust that Shakespeare doesnt love her. Whereas, in Griffins Sonnet 39, he puts his lady as the centralmotive of the poem and this is obvious as closely any line in hispoem begins with the word her. Without a doubt, the first line inboth poems portrays a direct contrast from each other. In Griffinspoem, he compares his ladys hair to threads of beaten golds (line1), which suggests the high condition and attractiveness of his lady. Onthe contrary, Shakespeare begins his sonnet by deprecating the statusof his mistress as she is nothing like the sun (line 1). This isalso seen in the latter lines of the sonnet her lips are not as redas coral, her breasts are dun-colored and the black wires growing onher head. (lines 2-4). In Griffins sonnet, we can see how he praisesthe beauty of his lady and her completeion with the use of metaphoricallanguages. Although the 2 sonnets seems to be similar, bothadmiring the beauty of their lovers, it is still apparent that the twowomen in the two sonnets are presented in different ways and the factthat on that point is a contrast between the two of them. The poem, Son... ...the way how Griffin presents his lady may sound theworlds perfect woman. Nonetheless, because of his hyperbolicalstatements and exaggerations, it may sound perfect to its readers, merelythen again, the lady becomes an idealize character and her beauty isonly ar tificial. Through a detail study within the two poems, it isobvious that the two women presented in both poems are not similar. The poets viewpoints differ as they have personal opinions withregards to the qualities possess by their mistress or lady, whethertheyre goddess-like or substantial in nature. As readers, were greatlyinfluenced by the words written by the poets we are dependent ontheir language and words to reveal the implications and the cardinalmessage. 1 throng P. Wolf. Pimbleys Dictionary of Heraldry G Online Available http//www.digiserve.com/heraldry/pimb_g.htm The Presentation of Women in Shakespeares Sonnet 130 and Griffins EssThe Presentation of Women in Shakespeares Sonnet 130 and GriffinsSonnet 39What attitude do their presentations of women reflect? Discuss indetail how the poets choice & use of language influences your readingof poems.It is evident in both Griffins poem and Shakespeares poem that theirlove for their beloved is matchless howe ver the presentations and thepersonal interpretations of the two poets give a totally differentmessage to its readers. It is often in Shakespeares sonnet 130 thatwe realize he ridicules his mistress and praises her in a way thatmisleads its readers to believe that Shakespeare doesnt love her. Whereas, in Griffins Sonnet 39, he puts his lady as the centralmotive of the poem and this is obvious as almost every line in hispoem begins with the word her. Without a doubt, the first line inboth poems portrays a direct contrast from each other. In Griffinspoem, he compares his ladys hair to threads of beaten golds (line1), which suggests the high status and attractiveness of his lady. Onthe contrary, Shakespeare begins his sonnet by depreciating the statusof his mistress as she is nothing like the sun (line 1). This isalso seen in the latter lines of the sonnet her lips are not as redas coral, her breasts are dun-colored and the black wires growing onher head. (lines 2-4). In Griffins sonne t, we can see how he praisesthe beauty of his lady and her perfection with the use of figurativelanguages. Although the two sonnets seems to be similar, bothadmiring the beauty of their lovers, it is still apparent that the twowomen in the two sonnets are presented in different ways and the factthat there is a contrast between the two of them. The poem, Son... ...the way how Griffin presents his lady may sound theworlds perfect woman. Nonetheless, because of his hyperbolicalstatements and exaggerations, it may sound perfect to its readers, butthen again, the lady becomes an idealize character and her beauty isonly artificial. Through a detail study within the two poems, it isobvious that the two women presented in both poems are not similar. The poets viewpoints differ as they have personal opinions withregards to the qualities possess by their mistress or lady, whethertheyre goddess-like or genuine in nature. As readers, were greatlyinfluenced by the words written by the poets we are dependent ontheir language and words to reveal the implications and the underlyingmessage. 1 James P. Wolf. Pimbleys Dictionary of Heraldry G Online Available http//www.digiserve.com/heraldry/pimb_g.htm