Sonnet 149 By: In William Shakespeare's sonnet number one hundred and forty-nine there is a very clear case of unrequited love. In a somber tone he outlines the ways in which he selflessly served his beloved only to be cruelly rejected. His confusion about the relationship is apparent as he reflects upon his behavior and feelings towards her. This poem appears to be written to bring closure to the relationship, but it could be argued that …showed first 75 words of 1876 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1876 total… Time holds no restraints against Love. Time cannot grasp hold of Love at all and bring it down even when it seems that Love will be snuffed out. - Lines 13-14: If the above statements are wrong and proved to me, then I have never written ever before and there has been no love in the world ever before. -Bibliography Rowse, A.L.. Shakespeare's Sonnets The Problems Solved. New York: Harper & Row, 1964.