To whom is Sonnet 116 addressed?

it is not clearly addressed to any particular audience. The reader might sense that the poet is responding to others, who are cynical and complain how temporary and fleeting romantic love can be. Shakespeare is stating that devotion which lasts for a short while. and then disappears is not truly love at all. read more

it is not clearly addressed to any particular audience. The reader might sense that the poet is responding to others, who are cynical and complain how temporary and fleeting romantic love can be. read more

These sonnets are addressed to a young man, whose relationship to the Poet is somewhat unclear; some people read these sonnets as expressions of platonic love and affection, while others have questioned whether or not there are clues to a gay relationship here. read more