But thy eternal summer shall not fade, Nor lose possession of that fair thou ow'st, Nor shall death brag thou wander'st in his s
hade, When in eternal lines to time thou grow'st –"Sonnet 18," William Shakespeare Which statement best expresses the central idea of the third quatrain? Your beauty will never fade, because you will live forever in the lines of this poem.
Love provides safety, so you should never wander from your beloved.
Nature is more beautiful than a poem, but also more dangerous.
Your beauty will never fade, because you will live forever in the lines of this poem.
Explanation:
The excerpt describes how beauty will stand the test of time. In fact, Shakespeare's excerpt speaks as everything that is beautiful, admirable, and good prevails over time, so that Shakespeare says that "your everlasting summer will not fade," nothing will end that which expresses a certain beauty. For the speaker of the poem, not even death will be able to end the beauty that is being referenced in the excerpt. For this reason, we can conclude that the correct answer to your question is "Your beauty will never fade, because you will live forever in the lines of this poem."
It is dark because Barnardo has trouble seeing the other guard.
This scene takes place at midnight and it is so dark Barnardo cannot see the other guard. Barnardo shows up for his shift, but he can't clearly make out who Francisco is. Francisco has the same problem because instead of answering Barnardo he tells him to identify himself first. They get it figured out and Barnardo begins his shift.
