1. Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130 and Sonnet 18 Teresa Yuh-yi Tan 談玉儀 10/18/11 Teresa Yuh-yi Tan 談玉儀
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25. Sonnet 130: Parody of Beauty 1 10/18/11 Teresa Yuh-yi Tan 談玉儀 Conventional Comparison Shakespeare’s parody Eyes like the sun Eyes are nothing like the sun Coral lips Coral is far more red than her lips Snow skin and breast Dun breast (provocative dark) Golden hair Hairs of black wires Roses growing in cheeks No such roses in her cheeks Beloved breath sweeter than all perfumes “ reek”: steamy, sweaty and unsavoury smells
26. Sonnet 130: Parody of Beauty 2 10/18/11 Teresa Yuh-yi Tan 談玉儀 Conventional Comparison Shakespeare’s parody Encounters with goddesses His beloved is beautiful without being a goddess. “ tread on the ground” “ rare”—fine and unusual quality “ belie”: to tell lies about “ With false compare”