In Sonnet 130, the message is about love. The man in the poem, was about a man who is in love with his mistress, but he is not attractive with her. " My mistress' eyes are nothing like the sun; Coral is far more red than her lips' red;" This quote states that the man is not attractive to his mistress. Her eyes are not beautiful, and she shows no red on her lips. The man struggles with this throughout the sonnet. He believes that she is an ugly woman, and has noting good about her body. Many people believe that a couple needs to be attractive to each other to be happy. " I love to hear her speak, yet well I know That music hath a far more pleasing sound; " In this line the man states that he is in love with her singing talent, and her personality. This is what causes him to fall in love her.
I do believe that this message is true. People are not always attractive to each other. If you truly love someone then it is meant to be. Love is very powerful, and people know that when they are in love. looks are the least that matter. In a book I read. A man born a half god, and son of Zeus, fell in love with a woman that was not of his level. She was an average woman that had nothing that a son of Zeus would want. The man still loved her though the woman never believed that it was possible. After a month the couple realized that looks didn't matter, and that they loved each other. Love is stronger then anything on earth, love has no bounds, and nothing can stop it.
I agree with most of what you said, just not the bit about him falling in love with her because of her singing talent. He is stating that music sounds better then her voice does. I do agree with him falling in love with her because of personality, though.
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