Question

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in the sonnet, the speaker talks about loving someone deeply, even if that person doesn’t seem perfect. which lines show how the speaker’s love can make them feel and think differently, even when it doesn’t seem logical?
sonnet 150
by william shakespeare
o! from what power hast thou this powerful might,
with insufficiency my heart to sway?
to make me give the lie to my true sight,
and swear that brightness doth not grace the day?
whence hast thou this becoming of things ill,
that in the very refuse of thy deeds
there is such strength and warrantise of skill,
that, in my mind, thy worst all best exceeds?
who taught thee how to make me love thee more,
the more i hear and see just cause of hate?
o! though i love what others do abhor,
with others thou shouldst not abhor my state:
if thy unworthiness raised love in me,
more worthy i to be beloved of thee.

Explanation:

To determine the lines showing the speaker's love can make them feel/think differently (even illogical), we analyze each line:

• "O! from what power hast thou this powerful might, With insufficiency my heart to sway?" asks about love's power over the heart, hinting at illogical love.
• "To make me give the lie to my true sight, And swear that brightness doth not grace the day?" The speaker goes against their "true sight" (logic) to swear love's truth, showing love's illogical influence.
• "Whence hast thou this becoming of things ill, That in the very refuse of thy deeds There is such strength and warrantise of skill," Love finds value in the beloved's flaws ("refuse of thy deeds"), illogical as flaws are usually disliked.
• "That, in my mind, thy worst all best exceeds? Who taught thee how to make me love thee more, The more I hear and see just cause of hate?" The more reasons for hate, the more love—illogical, showing love's power to override logic.
• "O! though I love what others do abhor, With others thou shouldst not abhor my state: If thy unworthiness raised love in me, More worthy I to be beloved of thee." Loving what others hate and finding worth in unworthiness shows love's illogical nature.

The lines that best show this are: "To make me give the lie to my true sight, And swear that brightness doth not grace the day?"; "Whence hast thou this becoming of things ill, That in the very refuse of thy deeds There is such strength and warrantise of skill,"; "That, in my mind, thy worst all best exceeds? Who taught thee how to make me love thee more, The more I hear and see just cause of hate?"; "O! though I love what others do abhor, With others thou shouldst not abhor my state: If thy unworthiness raised love in me, More worthy I to be beloved of thee." (Any of these lines, but a key one is "That, in my mind, thy worst all best exceeds? Who taught thee how to make me love thee more, The more I hear and see just cause of hate?" as it directly shows more hate - inducing reasons lead to more love, illogical.)

Answer:

Lines like "That, in my mind, thy worst all best exceeds? Who taught thee how to make me love thee more, The more I hear and see just cause of hate?" (and others analyzed) show the speaker’s love overriding logic. A key line is: "That, in my mind, thy worst all best exceeds? Who taught thee how to make me love thee more, The more I hear and see just cause of hate?"