Response to the readings so far: Jan. 15th

My response to the readings so far is going to be of Shakespear's 130th sonnet.  The traditional response to this poem heralds Willy as a hero due to his social questioning of the traditional definitions of beauty and deals with what guys typically feel self-concious about when it comes to their peer's interpretation of their lady friends.  At first glance shakespeare is bucking the trend of seeking tradiotional aestheticism in finding a mate however he is not a saint just yet in my opinion.  Because of the graphic nature and length of time he spends degrading his partner and slips in a slight question of this only at the very end I believe this is an egotistical stance on Willy's part to show how much better than all the other guys who cannot overcome traditional beauty roles in society and he is doing so at the cost of insulting is partner he so "loves" far better would to have been an approach that both highlighted his mistress' qualities he finds beautiful while still making a social commentary on the fact that they may be non-traditional.  Essentially employing a technique that defines her non-traditional qualities that he likes rather than showing the traditional qualities that she lacks.