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Sonnet 29
Sonnet 29 shows the poet at his most insecure and troubled. He feels unlucky, shamed, and fiercely jealous of those around him. What causes the poet's anguish will remain a mystery; as will the answer to whether the sonnets are nonfictional.

In the poem the poet suggest that he feels lonely and unloved, by saying that he’s crying over his condition of being separated from his love. In line 6 the poet writes that he desires to be like the man with friends, suggesting he’s feeling alone, and also in line 9 he writes that he almost hates himself despite his thoughts.

The poet feels that heaven is deaf because heaven is commonly believed to listen to your prayers  and wishes, but heaven isn’t answering any of his prayers, and he’s continuing to

In line 5 - 8 the poet describes how he wants to be richer in hope and he wants to have more friends like the man he’s referring to. He also wants to have this man’s skills and knowledge. His desire is so great and he’s feeling so miserable that he’s not even enjoying the things he used to like doing the most anymore. These lines suggest that he has low self-esteem and might be a little depressed.

The sonnet ends with a positive affirmation that the poet can combat his pain with the "sweet love" of his dearest.

Sonnet 29:

When in disgrace with fortune and men's eyes, I all alone beweep my outcast state, And trouble deaf heav'n with my bootless cries, And look upon myself and curse my fate, Wishing me like to one more rich in hope, Featured like him, like him with friends possessed, Desiring this man's art, and that man's scope, With what I most enjoy contented least; Yet in these thoughts myself almost despising, Haply I think on thee, and then my state, Like to the lark at break of day arising From sullen earth, sings hymns at heaven's gate; For thy sweet love rememb'red such wealth brings, That then I scorn to change my state with kings.

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