Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds By William Shakespeare
Sonnet 116: Let me not to the marriage of true minds By William Shakespeare Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments; love is not love Which alters when it alteration finds, Or bends with the remover to remove. O no, it is an ever-fixèd mark That looks on tempests and is never shaken; It is the star to every wand'ring bark Whose worth's unknown, although his height be taken. Love's not time's fool, though rosy lips and cheeks Within his bending sickle's compass come. Love alters not with his brief hours and weeks, But bears it out even to the edge of doom: If this be error and upon me proved, I never writ, nor no man ever loved. Sonnet 116 – Line by Line Study William Shakespeare Lines 1–2 Original: Let me not to the marriage of true minds Admit impediments. Love is not love Paraphrase: I will not accept any obstacles in the union of two true souls. Love cannot be called love Explanation: Shakespeare says true love is a perfect union of minds and s...