Question

From Sonnet 29, by William Shakespeare

For thy sweet love remembered such wealth brings
That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

What is the main idea of this final couplet from Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29?

A.The speaker is satisfied with his wealth and feels content.

B.The speaker thinks about his loved one and how he is happy to be himself.

C.The speaker wallows in his misfortune and wishes he could be

Answer 1

The correct answer is B.

At the end of the poem, the speaker has only to remember his friend. When he does so, he doesn't need to change places with a king. He has love, and that's all he needs. He doesn't need "the riches of kings" when he has the love of his friend.

Answer 2

B.The speaker thinks about his loved one and how he is happy to be himself.

Step-by-step explanation:

In this couplet taken from Shakespeare´s sonnet 29, the speaker turns around the sense of the poem, as it usually is the case in Shakespeare´s sonnets, and famously concludes that, whenever the speaker thinks of his beloved one, he feels filled with good fortune, as if the thought of his beloved one was a treasure; so satisfied is he with that thought that he wouldn´t dare change it for the fortunes of any king.