Questions on shakespeares sonnets about love

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   Modern scholarship divides the sonnets into two main groups: the fair lord sonnets (1-126) and the dark lady sonnets (127-154).

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Do you agree with this division?

A: An answer to this question may wish to focus on the fair lord sonnets, as they offer more room for creativity. It is also worth questioning whether any subdivisions might be identified within the aforementioned divisions?

Finally, what do these sorts of divisions mean for the scholar? Do they simplify too much, or are they useful tools for analysis?

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   Choose one of the three recurring characters in the sonnets - the fair lord, the rival poet, or the dark lady - and argue the case for his or her real-world identity.

   Adopt a candidate who has already been proposed, assessing the evidence for yourself - or posit a new possibility.

   A: This question demands careful historical research, coupled with close literary analysis. Techniques o