Not From The Stars Do I My Judgment Pluck (Sonnet 14) Poem by William Shakespeare

Some critics argue that the Fair Youth sequence follows a story-line told by Shakespeare. Evidence that corroborates this is that the sonnets show a constant change of attitude that would seem to follow a day-by-day private journal entry. Furthermore, there is an argument that the Fair Youth sequence was written to Henry Wriothesley,3rd Earl of Southampton. Critics believe that Shakespeare would like him to marry and have an heir so that his beauty would live forever. The historical timeline of the procreation sonnets directly relates to William Cecil Lord Burghley and the pressure he put on Southamptom to marry his granddaughter Lady Elizabeth Vere (daughter of Edward de Vere) . To this day the relationship between Henry Wriothesly and Shakespeare is debated due to the fact that some believe it was romantic in nature, and not platonic. Regardless most critics agree that Shakespeare wrote this sonnet in order to convince him to produce an heir. [Wiki]

'' I don’t pick my wisdom from the stars, but I think I understand astronomy, although not to predict good or bad luck, or plagues and famines or what the seasons will be like. Nor can I tell fortunes, showing individuals their own moods and their ups and downs, nor tell rulers whether things will go well by frequent predictions from what I see in the heavens. But I get my knowledge from your eyes, and as they are constant stars, I’m able to predict that truth and beauty will thrive together if you would turn your attention from yourself to the reproduction of yourself; otherwise, this is my prediction for you: your death will be the final end of truth and beauty. '' [nosweatshakespeare]

Shakespeare is making a judgement, not based on what he sees in the stars or astronomy, but based upon the constant knowledge clearly seen in the eyes of the person he is writing about. Truth and beauty combine as an art form in these incredibly knowledgeable eye. An exceptional compliment.

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Shakespeare nailed this one

'But from thine eyes my knowledge I derive, And, constant stars, in them I read such art As truth and beauty shall together thrive If from thyself to store thou wouldst convert: Or else of thee this I prognosticate, Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date' - the sestet of this sonnet is simply beautiful! A worthy selection as the 'Classic Poem of the Day'!

Superb poem. Yah believing in Star is nothing but a superstition which most of the the common mind people they do but for the poet of Shakespeare's calibre one can understand that he will never is retort to such things.

none can judge to see the dazzling beauty of stars none can marks good to see the activeness of seasons none can blame anyone as unlucky of believe on fate let the truth and beauty come though the end of breath........

This is a lovely sonnet by the greatest Shakespeare we r n parallel but stars are only landmarks of heaven they give a statistical dat only who was born when yu were born same date month year may be different but what abot genes environment and circumstances have you ever seen

As truth and beauty shall together thrive If from thyself to store thou wouldst convert: Or else of thee this I prognosticate, Thy end is truth's and beauty's doom and date. very fine poem. tony