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Activity # 1

***Compare and contrast "Sonnet 138" and "To His Coy Mistress." Do these poems have more similar characteristics or more contrasting characteristics? Why are these poems more similar or dissimilar?***

Activity # 2

***According to some historians, the woman Shakespeare writes about in "Sonnet 138" is generally referred to as "The Dark Lady." Describe her role in Shakespeare's life and analyze how she helped shape this particular poem.***