These lines quoted above have been taken from the poem ‘ Let Me Not to the Marriage of True Minds‘ written by William Shakespeare. True love is constant, immortal and a source of guidance to the lovers in life. To conclude, it can be said that the theme of this sonnet has been beautifully and effectively developed. He asserts that if any body can prove him wrong, he will admit that he is neither a poet nor has anybody ever loved in this world.

On the other hand, it remains constant even to the dreadful day of judgment. True love or the spiritual love is not at all affected by death, decay and destruction caused by the passage of time. The North Star and ideal love are both beyond human estimation. The depth of love, like full worth and potentialities of the guiding star can never be completely known. It does not change with the passage of time. But true love does not come in the range of time’s sickle. It can finish the rosy lips and cheeks of a lady. In the same way time destroys the physical beauty of a person. True love is permanent and fixed like the sun and the pole star in the universe.Īccording to Shakespeare time is a universal destroyer which destroys everything but it has no effect on true love.

In the same way true love also does not yield before the difficulties of life and guide lovers in their life. The theme of the poem is fully developed by comparing the everlasting nature of true love to the sun and North star (Pole Star) which is to remain constant and guide the wandering ships in the uncharted ocean.

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