

As none can say that Shakespeare did not write this poem, nobody can say that true love is inconstant, transient. Shakespeare speaks with conviction that nobody can disprove his views about true love. True love does not wane with the passage of time.

It does not happen so with true love which is the marriage of true minds. With the physique withering, lust dissolves. Physical charm is subject to the ravages of time. With the passage of time the rosy lips and cheeks of youth lose their lustre, their charm. Things and beings grow and decay in time. In other words, no external force or influence, however strong, can sever the bond between true minds united in love. No remover can remove, can even bend true love. Once two true minds get united in love, nothing can change or separate them. Love that changes when circumstances change is not love. The inaugurating line “Let me not to the marriage of true minds” immediately sets forth what the poem is going to tell us. Love, as was customary, is the theme dealt with in the poem. W.H – a young man possessing excellent physical charm. It belongs to the poet’s first series of sonnets addressed to Mr. The poem “True Love” is William Shakespeare’s sonnet number 116. This post is written as part of the 6th anniversary celebration of my blog.
