The Victorian Period

When reading these sonnets it made me realize how much they resemble the circle of life. Each sonnet represents a phase/maturity we face as we live our lives. First, we read Ulysses, which discusses the excitements and success in lives. This poem is really like a recap of a life gone by, I envision it as a lesson about how we should learn from the success and fulfillments this poem discusses. Then we move onto My Last Duchess which expresses a fresh start and new beginning. This poem reveals marriage and the effects of it, then it shows us the wonderful second chance some are given. Also, in the assignment we read poems that discuss love, life, temptation, and death. Each one of these poems allow me to relate, because each holds a situation we all must face at some point and time.