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Explore the poems of the most famous English poet, including his sonnets, narrative poems, and lyrics. Learn about the themes, contexts, and sources of his works, and read some of his most popular poems online.
Explore the works of William Shakespeare, the most influential writer in the English language, who wrote plays, sonnets, and narrative poems. Read his poems on love, loss, ambition, revenge, and the human condition, and learn about his life and legacy.
Explore the poems of the greatest English poet, including 154 sonnets, two long narrative poems and a few minor poems. Learn about the themes, forms, influences and legacy of Shakespeare's verses.
Explore over 150 sonnets and poems by William Shakespeare, one of the most influential English-language writers of all time. Learn about his themes, styles, and techniques through analysis, guides, and PDFs.
Read the full text of Sonnet 18, one of the most famous and popular poems by Shakespeare. It compares the beauty and constancy of a lover to the seasons and the passage of time.
For a charm of powerful trouble, Like a hell-broth boil and bubble. Double, double toil and trouble; Fire burn and caldron bubble. Cool it with a baboon's blood, Then the charm is firm and good. Notes: Macbeth: IV.i 10-19; 35-38. Source: The Random House Book of Poetry for Children (1983) More About This Poem.
By William Shakespeare. Take all my loves, my love, yea, take them all: What hast thou then more than thou hadst before? No love, my love, that thou mayst true love call—. All mine was thine before thou hadst this more. Then if for my love thou my love receivest, I cannot blame thee for my love thou usest; But yet be blamed if thou this self ...
