Which of the following best describes a theme of the sonnet?

Nature is indifferent to mankind and is often cruel and punishing.

Love is like the natural world in that it often changes and grows with time.

Love is grander and more enduring than what it is often compared to.

Love is the surest way to find happiness in life and the afterlife.

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America Coleman

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25 November, 05:11

Which of the following best describes a theme of the sonnet?

Nature is indifferent to mankind and is often cruel and punishing.

Love is like the natural world in that it often changes and grows with time.

Love is grander and more enduring than what it is often compared to.

Love is the surest way to find happiness in life and the afterlife.

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Roach · Answer 1

The general theme of the sonnet is that what is written about in poetry is eternal - specifically in this poem, Shakespeare is admiring a woman, and saying that her beauty will never fade because he is putting it into verse.

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Love is the surest way to find happiness in life and the afterlife.