Sonnet 79 review

This sonnet talks about how physical beauty isn't the most important thing in the world. A virtuous mind is much more valuable because beauty fades, while intelligence and spirit never shall. I think this sonnet was written for a woman who is beautiful and all the men around her love her, yet she does not have a personality and mind as beautiful as her looks. I think that this sonnet has a sincere yet a bit desperate tone. It seems as though the poet realizes that this woman possesses nothing but beauty, and is out of reach for him for she is coveted by others and is light-headed. The poet seems to be telling the woman that she should not be happy just because others are calling her beautiful, because it wont last forever.This sonnet has a very nice rhythm and I like that it has a good moral to it. It was very well written capturing the whole theme in just a paragraph.