Sonnet 18
Sonnet 18 is one of the best-known of the 154 sonnets written by the English playwright and poet William Shakespeare.
English literature
In the early 17th century Shakespeare wrote the so-called "problem plays", as well as a number of his best known tragedies, including "Macbeth" and "King Lear". In his final period, Shakespeare turned to romance or tragicomedy and completed three more major plays, including "The Tempest". Less bleak than the tragedies, these four plays are graver in tone than the comedies of the 1590s, but they end with reconciliation and the forgiveness of potentially tragic errors.