Shakespeare's love sonnets describe three different contexts in which love operates, as such, he depicts a multi-faceted picture of love. Love in Shakespeare's poems does not have a single definition, but rather, an intangible conglomeration of characteristics that, together, make up an ever powerful force that defeats all obstacles. In Shakespeare's love Sonnets numbers 116, 130, and 147, love is depicted as an overwhelming force that triumphs over time, the physical world, and reason, respectively. The force of …showed first 75 words of 1746 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1746 total…love a multifarious personality, powerful and flexible enough to defeat any obstacle. Love is not merely a disease that eats at one's soul, nor simply a source of inner strength, nor just a sweeping, uncontrollable, godlike entity; it is a conglomeration of the three. As such, love is a fierce and powerful, albeit elusive being that shapes one's life. Shakespeare melds different perceptions of love to form a more comprehensive image of that ineffable emotion.