William Shakespeare and his poem “Not Marble Nor the Gilded Monument”.

William Shakespeare and his poem “Not Marble Nor the Gilded Monument”.

William Shakespeare is well known figure of English literature. He is generally considered as great because his effort on drama and poem especially sonnet brought a radical change in the history of English literature. During the period of 1593 and 1599 he composed most of his 154 sonnets. His sonnets are basically dedicated to, a dark lady, a handsome young man, and rival poets.

“Not Marble Nor the Gilded Monument” is one of the Shakespeare’s great sonnets. This poem is in a satirical form which aims at demonstrating the value of poetry. The speaker is addressing a lady who seems to be quiet unsatisfied with the task of composing poem of her man. The speaker persuades her that nothing in this world could be eternal like poetry. The high social status falls down, the crown of the king falls down, the state itself falls down but in the contrary the art of poetry never dies. It remains in the heart of generations and generations until the whole human race becomes extinct.  Not the death, the sword of god or the sluttish time, can go against the art of poetry because poem is filled with emotions and feelings that is in every human being. Poetry carries the voice of humanity and every lover and beloved dwell in it.

This poem speaks the reality of art. The art of poetry is the best among the arts. Art is not time bonded rather it goes beyond every limitations. Art  is never destroyed by any force but it gets stronger in the passage of time.