Lust in Sonnet CXXIX (129)A wild action full of guilt - The essences of pure lust and its dark side. This is, in a word, what Shakespeare describes in his Sonnet CXXIX1. His language is full of anger, frustration and self-blame. A real, emotional, affected language, without flourishes. Shakespeare does not write about eternal love, a woman's beauty, or spiritual relationships, all themes we might expect from a classical sonnet. No, it's about lust and the feeling of being dominated and helpless. And also a kind of vicious circle is strongly reflected in the choice of words and the atmosphere of the poem. If we first take a brief look at the formal aspects of Shakespeare's Sonnet, we notice quite easily that it is presented in a very traditional way. way. In addition to the classic final rhyme scheme, we find many examples (for example line 11) of alliteration, which gives the poem a very harmonious and soft tone. But analyzing the formal aspects there is a much more interesting and important point. The syntax of the poem already tells us a lot, especially regarding the word lust (l.2). In twelve of the fourteen verses the subject is lust. To put it another way, we can say that almost all poetry is subjected – in the sense of being dominated, governed by something – to lust. This fact, concerning the syntax, brings us to the first interpretative step, namely the characteristics of lust. It seems, according to the poem, that lust is something strong, overpowering and taking over. But not only does the syntax of the first sentence lead us to such a definition of lust; the words - or in general: the language - in the poem speak for themselves:"...and as long as the action, the lustIs pe...... middle of paper ......d, one feels strongly l obsession, madness and extreme, because his language also clearly reflects these ideas And also the impressive use of obvious and hidden dualistic expressions, makes the reader part of his vicious circle, I think Shakespeare manages to present us a way. very apt - and also very beautiful - description of lust: The essence of the dark side of lust built from helplessness, anger, frustration and the knowledge that this vicious cycle of attraction and domination will never end Works Cited1 Shakespeare, William : Sonnet CXXIX, Norton Anthology of Poetry, fourth edition, London, p. 2401 Marquis de Sade (1710 - 1814): French writer who, with the ideas of his literary works, coined the expression 'sadism'2 taken from the lecture " Poetic Movements" by Martin Heusser at the University of Zurich, 3.5.2000