What is the central idea of the sonnet? Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100."
Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so long
To speak of that which gives thee all thy might?
Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,
Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?
Retum, forgetful Muse, and straight redeem
In gentle numbers time so idly spent
Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteem
And gives thy pen both skill and argument.
Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,
If Time have any wrinkle graven there;
If any, be a satire to decay,
And make Time's spoils despised every where
Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life,
So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.
O The speaker considers his love to be his muse.
The speaker wants his muse to help him
immortalize his love.
O The speaker fears that his love is growing old faster
than he would like.
O The speaker thinks that his muse is forgetful and
lazy and wastes a lot of time.