Sonnet 7

I think that the Sonnet 7 means the sun rising and setting but also age and youth. Because when I heard and see what the musicians did today at class, Aidan was rising and setting and told us that they think it's sun rising and setting. Also at first only some of them started but when Aidan was in the middle they were all doing loudly together. When Aidan was going down they started to be quiet.




Lo! in the orient when the gracious light
Lifts up his burning head, each under eye

On this two lines I think it's the rising sun if I read carefully the thick letters.
Burning head=the sun.





Resembling strong youth in his middle age,
Yet mortal looks adore his beauty still,

It could be the sun and it's noon because 'middle age' can be the sun on the middle of the sky.





From his low tract, and look another way:
So thou, thyself outgoing in thy noon

I think it means that the sun is setting. Because I think the another way means that it's looking at West where it sets.



I think that William Shakespeare spoke figuratively to life of a person to the sun.
When son rise you are young when sun sets you are old. So I think this poem is very hard however, also very interesting.

Sonnet 7

Lo! in the orient when the gracious light

Lifts up his burning head, each under eye

Doth homage to his new-appearing sight,

Serving with looks his sacred majesty;

And having climb'd the steep-up heavenly hill,

Resembling strong youth in his middle age,

Yet mortal looks adore his beauty still,

Attending on his golden pilgrimage:

But when from highmost pitch, with weary car,

Like feeble age, he reeleth from the day,

The eyes, 'fore duteous, now converted are

From his low tract, and look another way:

So thou, thyself outgoing in thy noon

Unlooked on diest unless thou get a son.