PPT ON NOT MARBLE NOR THE

GILDED MONUMENTS MADE

BY

NAME-MRINALCLASS-10 AROLL NO-26

Nam

e-WILLIAM

SH

AKESPEAREBorn O

n- IN 1564 AT

STARTFORD

Died O

n- IN 1616

Works And Achievem

ents- H

e Wrote 154 SO

NN

ETS, Two

Long Narrative Poem

s And About Three D

ozen Plays .

ABOUT THE POET

The sonnet, “Not Marble, nor the Gilded Monuments” brings out the futility of statues and ornate monuments raised by the rich and powerful to immortalize themselves. The ravages of time on these monuments defeat the very purpose of building them and rob their architects of the pleasure of being remembered by the generations to come. The poem also brings out the poet’s faith in his verse and its ability to outlive the transient monuments.

THEME OF THE POEM

Absolutely confident of his writing skills, the poet claims that his poetry would outlive the ornate marble statues and gold plated monuments built by rich and the powerful. As a result the name of his friend who is referred to in his verse would live for a much longer time than the monuments that would stand neglected and tarnished with the passage of time. The destructive wars would leave no trace of the statue and the havoc created by them would raise all the magnificent monuments to the ground.

SUMMARY OF THE POEM

However neither wars nor their devastation would wipe out the memory of ones eulogised in the verses of the poet.Neither death, nor the enemy’s bias would adversely affect their reputation and they would continue to be praised by generations to come till the doomsday. The poet wishes this praise worthy soul to live in his poetry and in the hearts of his admirers till he finally rises from his grave like all the other souls and is rewarded by God almighty.