LOOK IN THY GLASS AND TELL THE FACE THOU VIEWEST

Look in Thy Glass and Tell the Face Thou Viewest

Look in Thy Glass and Tell the Face Thou Viewest

Introduction

Sonnet 3 of Shakespeare, 'Look in thy glass and tell the face thou viewest' is one of the sonnets that is addressing a younger man and asking him to have a child.

Discussion

In first lines of sonnet poet is asking his friend to look at his image in the mirror and asks him to tell himself in mirror that this is the time in which he should have a child of his own. Shakespeare in the first line of his sonnet trying to make a person realize that to have a child is necessary for him now. The demand of the writer to look in the mirror and say these words is because determination could be achieved. The demand shows the importance of the message. (See Appendix)

The next thing which the writer is saying is if the person would take the decision of not having a child then he would not only deprive the world but also would deprive the woman he would be marrying. The next point raised by the child is about the result of decision that if a person is not going to have a child then at first he would be going to cheat the world and secondly he would be going to cheat the woman he is going to marry.

Then the writer says that the phenomenon of having child is so natural and demanding for the world that if you would take the decision of not having child then you would be depriving the world in which you live. The second thing which is mentioned by the writer is about the women who would marry the person who took the decision to not have a child. This would be unfair to the women as well. (See Appendix)

In his next lines, Shakespeare is pointing out the fact that there would be no women who would not cherish her womb with the seed to have a child. In this point, the writer is telling the man that you would have difficulty in finding such women who can live with you without the natural phenomenon of producing a child.

For where is she so fair whose unear'd womb Disdains the tillage of thy husbandry? (Lines5-6)

For where is the lovely woman whose unploughed womb would not appreciate the way you plough your field? (Translation)

Now, the writer is asking question from the man that who can be so selfish and who can love himself so much that he is not reproducing and not having a child. (See Appendix)

Now the writer is explaining the man by giving the example of his own mother. He said to the man that looks at your mother she is your mirror and you are her mirror. Here the word glass means the mirror. In mirror a person can see his own face and the writer is saying ...