That's an interesting thought, and I'm not too sure. I honestly did get the impression that the subject was a woman at first, but after discovering that about the first half of Shakespeare's sonnets were about a young man he had a relationship with, I figured this was the same man. If they all truly were about the same man, I wouldn't be able to guess if Shakespeare's relationship with him was romantic because I haven't read all of the sonnets about him. If I'm going off of just Sonnet 14, I feel like Shakespeare's feelings about this man were limited to an admiration.That's interesting. Do you think that he and this man were lovers potentially? I thought the subject was a woman, actually, due to the desire for such beauty, etc. to be passed on--and that can only be done within a womb--within the eyes...the eyes are holding truth and beauty in the subject, while the womb is holding the actual child continuing that line of beauty and purity? I do think that you're right about the astronomy and how Shakespeare cannot predict the future but finds solace and stability in the subject's eyes.
Also--the play itself was overacted. It wasn't great. But I heard Twelfth Night was phenomenal. Too bad I didn't get to see it before it closed. I want to go to Shakespeare in the park at some point since I live close to NYC. Those performances are amazing apparently.
Really? That's too bad, I was hoping it'd be good. If I ever get the chance I'd still like to see it. I'd like to see any of his plays, really. Shakespeare in the park would be amazing! I've heard great things about it, too.