ENGL 431 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: Sonnet 35, Syphilis
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Young man sonnets: identity was not de ned by sexuality. What you did is not what you are: men a ection was not eroticized, changed in 18th and 19th century. Freudianism eroticized compassion: a ection between men then became a scandal, the young man sonnets were not meant to be sexualized. The language could be erotic but it wasn"t scandalized: gender uidity now and having sexual identity now changes how we read the sonnets. Dark lady sonnets: more scandalous when written, promiscuous womb. Why female sexuality is policed so heavily. Don"t retractably label shakespeare: conceptualized the world very di erent. Sonnet 35: the beloved has done something that isn"t nice, opening line is telling the beloved not to feel bad anymore. Wednesday, november 7, 2018: nature by its nature is imperfect, blaming himself that he too easily forgave the young man. By forgiving you, i am corrupting myself: knows he should be upset but he isn"t.
