Many factors can be used to analyze “Sonnet 55” by William Shakespear and “Licia” by Giles Fletcher. “Sonnet 55” and “Licia” share the subject of eternal love. In “Sonnet 55,” the narrator says that the memory of his love will last through “wasteful wars” that destroy tangible objects (Shakespear 5). Love remains in the mind;” it is “living record of [the lover’s] memory” and cannot be destroyed (Shakespear 8). “Licia” also mentions strong tangible objects being out-lasted by love. However, it also says that true love lasts beyond the superficial “rose and silver lilies;” as they die, love remains. Even as the rivers dry and the earth decays, love prevails. The last two lines of each sonnet emphasize the subject; as time passes, everyth....

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