Question

Read the following excerpt from Shakespeare's "Sonnet 73" and answer the question. In me thou seest the twilight of such day As after sunset fadeth in the west; Which by and by black night doth take away, Death's second self that seals up all in rest. In me thou seest the glowing of such fire That on the ashes of his youth doth lie, As the deathbed whereon it must expire, Consumed with that which it was nourished by. This thou perceiv'st, which makes thy love more strong, To love that well, which thou must leave ere long. Who is the implied listener? the speaker's father the speaker's child the speaker's teacher the speaker's lover

Answer 1

The correct answer is the speaker's lover.

Sonnet 73 is one of Shakespeare's most famous sonnets; however, it does not deal with love, as most of his sonnets do. This one talks about old age and the narrator's fear of it. He is addressing the Fair Youth, a young man who is thought to be the narrator's lover.

Therefore, the implied listener cannot possibly be the father or the child, and teacher is not even mentioned in the sonnets; the implied listener is actually the lover whom the speaker is urging to take advantage of his youth before it is too late.

Answer 2

The answer is c i think not for sure though