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By 赵烨媛 10-05 25次浏览

 Analyze the relationship between the speaker and the Fair Youth. What emotions and tensions are evident in this relationship?

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  • 杨凯迪 10-05

    In Shakespeare’s Sonnets 1–126, the speaker and the Fair Youth share a deep, obsessive, and emotionally contradictory bond—rooted in platonic adoration yet tinged with unspoken romantic longing.

     

    Core Emotions in the Relationship

     

    - Worshipful Adoration: The speaker views the Fair Youth as a paragon of beauty (“a summer’s day” in Sonnet 18) and purity, devoting sonnets to praising his perfection and urging him to preserve it through procreation.

    - Anxious Possessiveness: He fears the Youth’s beauty will fade (Sonnet 12) and grows jealous of others (e.g., the rival poet in Sonnets 76–86) who might “steal” the Youth’s attention or admiration.

    - Selfless Devotion: Even when the Youth betrays him (e.g., having an affair with the Dark Lady in Sonnets 133–134), the speaker’s anger dissolves into forgiveness, prioritizing the Youth’s happiness over his own.

     

    Evident Tensions

     

    1. Unbalanced Affection: The speaker’s love is all-consuming, but the Youth’s response is passive or even careless (e.g., ignoring the speaker’s procreation advice). This creates a power dynamic where the speaker is emotionally “subordinate.”

    2. Platonic vs. Romantic Longing: The speaker never explicitly confesses romantic love, yet metaphors (e.g., comparing the Youth to a “master-mistress” in Sonnet 20) blur platonic admiration and unrequited desire, creating internal tension for the speaker.

    3. Idealization vs. Reality: The speaker clings to the Youth’s “immortal” beauty, but he is forced to confront the Youth’s flaws (betrayal, mortality), creating a tension between his idealized vision and the Youth’s human imperfection.

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