Explication on Sonnet 87

In William Shakespeare's Sonnet 87, Shakespeare appears to be bidding goodbye to the mysterious young man whom he writes so much about. The opening word of 'Farewell' could almost stand as a sufficient summary to the entire poem. As in Shakespeare's previous sonnets about the young man, it is in Sonnet 87 when the poet realizes the relationship has collapsed and that he needs to bid farewell to his young love. Shakespeare himself appears to be the …

…one of Shakespeare's more developed sonnets, Sonnet 87 is arguably one of the easiest to understand. Aforementioned, instead of writing fourteen lines of poetry, Shakespeare could have easily just used the opening word of the sonnet, "Farewell", to convey his message to the young man. However, that just wouldn't be Shakespeare's style. Then again, it may have been Shakespeare's intent to do just that. One can never be sure when it comes to Shakespeare's original intent.