l spoil his idea and vision of what the perfect love would be to him. In the couplet of Shakespeare sonnet he seems to be saying, "here I am and this is my woman, she is ugly and imperfect by my love for here is as true as any." Shakespeare is saying that he does not need to falsely compare his mistress to that of a goddess because he loves her for who she is. Not an idea, but a real person. In his couplet Shakespeare is saying that a false comparison is not needed to describe a woman. He writes, "and yet, by heaven, I think my love as rare as any she belied with false compare." This is where Shakespeare comes out and says that his woman, is not perfect but she is beautiful to him and there is no truer love than Shakespeare's for his woman. Shakespeare is saying how rare his love is because he accepts his woman for who she is. Not a perfect woman. Daniel portrays his mistress as unattainable and immortal. Shakespeare on the other hand will challenge anyone who thinks through false compare that their love is truer than his. Shakespeare does not need to falsely compare his woman to someone divine. He expresses his lady as being simple and able to accept his true love. With his use of traditional Petrarchan writing, Daniel paints a perfect idea of a woman, one who is immortal and unattainable. Shakespeare, on the other hand mocks this style of writing and creates a vision of a more human woman who has flaws and is anything but perfect. In conclusion, these two writers have different views on what true love is, and the kind of woman they admire. Neither way is wrong, but are simply two contrasting ways of expressing how a man looks at a woman....
