Sonnet 18 The English dramatist and poet William Shakespeare was the author of the most widely admired and influential body of literature by any individual in the history of Western civilization. However, perhaps he was only well known for many plays that represent romantic love. His treatment of love ranges from the humorous in the comedy to the sad and tragic in the melodramas. Likewise, in sonnet 18 by William Shakespeare, he writes about a love that cannot be compared to anything in the world because of his deep infatuation. Shakespeare wrote his sonnet when he was deeply in love with a woman. He starts off his sonnet by implanting an image in