What is love? 'Tis not hereafter;
Present mirth has present laughter;
What's to come is still unsure.
In delay there lies no plenty,
Then come and kiss me sweet and twenty;
Youth's a stuff will not endure.
2007-08-09 07:58:51 · 7 answers · asked by Inspired 09 2 in Education & Reference ➔ Words & Wordplay
Line 1: Love and happiness are in the moment, and may not last into the future.
L2: Happieness in the present must be expressed in the present, it also may not last.
L3: The future is unknowable.
L4: There is no guarantee that the future will be better.
L5: Invitation to 'make out'... "come on baby :)"
L6: Youth and beauty will fade with time
The speaker is attempting to tempt a young maiden into engaging in 'the pleasures of the flesh"
2007-08-09 08:11:26 · answer #1 · answered by DeWain M 2 · 3⤊ 0⤋
It's not unlike the idea in To The Virgins Make Much of Time
Essentially he's trying to say "you ain't gettin' no younger so let's get to it..."
1: Love is for the present, not for later
2: Being happy now is happy now
3: You don't know what will happen later - good or bad
4: Waiting on some things doesn't make them multiply (or you can't use up kisses - there are no more if you wait until later to use them)
5: so come kiss me now and a lot
6: because we're not going to stay young forever
:-)
that's my reading though - other people will interpret differently. Isn't literature great?
2007-08-09 08:11:52 · answer #2 · answered by CoachT 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a message to live for the moment, however, it is also displaying a different sort of love than the type usually exalted by the bard. This love is fleeting and flirty, so he might be commenting on the character relationships, since this is the one with all the cross-dressing.
This love is not passionate and permanent, it is based in lies and misconceptions.
So... live for the day. Don't trust fleeting love based on looks and presumptions.
2007-08-09 08:11:36 · answer #3 · answered by sephienie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He's saying that you should take advantage of the 'now', the present. No-one knows what will happen in the future and waiting may be wrong. You do not stay young for very long so take advantage whilst you can.
2007-08-09 08:10:22 · answer #4 · answered by quatt47 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
These are the words of a man trying to get in a woman's pants. He is saying that people should act on their feelings of love (get it on) right now instead of waiting for the future. People should celelebrate their love (do it) when they are young instead of waiting until they are old.
2007-08-09 10:08:00 · answer #5 · answered by amancalledj 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
go to Sparknotes. com and look up their never fear Shakespeare. They give modern translations of Shakespearian plays and sonets.
2007-08-09 08:03:42 · answer #6 · answered by sunnygirl 4 · 0⤊ 1⤋
live for the moment
2007-08-09 08:05:01 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋