This context specifies that the speaker is praising the beauty of a guy and comparing his beauty to the pleasant aspects of summer. This sonnet belongs to the first part of the sonnet collection and is, therefore, considered to be addressed to the beloved male. The lady is usually referred to as the “dark lady.” These sonnets address the themes of greed, appetite, and sexual desires. These sonnets are addressed to some mysterious lady. The next portion consists of twenty-eight sonnets. Some of these sonnets directly persuade the guy to marry while the rest addresses general themes like mortality, the value of poetry, and the attainment of immortality. These sonnets are addressed to a male beloved. The first portion consists of the first 126 sonnets. On this basis, these sonnets are divided into two portions. This collection of sonnets is believed to be addressed to two different persons. These themes of these sonnets are usually love, beauty, time, and jealousy to mortality and infidelity. In this collection, there are a total of 154 sonnets.
This sonnet is also referred to as “Sonnet 18.” It was written in the 1590s and was published in his collection of sonnets in 1609. “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?” is one of his most beautiful pieces of poetry. William Shakespeare was one of the most prominent playwrights and poets of the sixteenth century.
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