The New Shakespeare

In William Shakespeare’s Poem “My Mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”, He portrays the theme of love, beauty, and personality as he speaks of his lover and the different characteristics she maintains. Talking about the different aspects of her beauty, he ironically compares her to many other things that he believes is beautiful, such as the sun and roses and claims that she is less beautiful than these things. This can be seen through the quote, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun.” This brings up the theme of superficiality with how love should not only be seen from the outside but one should value another person for being real and with all of their flaws. Tying back to the comedy skit with Catherine Tate as an impulsive short-tempered student and her irritated English teacher David Tennant, enhances Shakespeare’s sonnet by Tate refusing to learn Shakespeare and absorb the information refers to a traditional student as they refuse to learn the poems.