• Sonnet 128: How Oft When Thou, My Music, Music Playst

  • Apr 20 2025
  • Length: 27 mins
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Sonnet 128: How Oft When Thou, My Music, Music Playst

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  • With Sonnet 128, William Shakespeare employs the well-worn poetic trope of a lover who envies the musical instrument being played by his mistress its proximity to her and the delight of her touch. He either imagines or recalls watching her play a harpsichord or similar keyboard and wishes he could trade places with the keys that seem to be kissing her fingertips. But this not being possible, or – as he actually puts it – the keys enjoying themselves as much as they do, he suggests that she continue to allow the keys to kiss her fingers, while he should be allowed to kiss her lips.
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