Why? вЂњThat she might think be some unlearned youth, /Unlearned in the worldвЂ™s false subtleties.вЂќ i.e. вЂњlying together in a horizontal position and restingвЂќ is indeed another possibility of lie, and not only at the end, but throughout! CouldnвЂ™t it be that sheвЂ™s been doing a bit to much вЂњlying together in a horizontal position and restingвЂќ with other lovers? The speaker вЂњbelievesвЂќ her, though he know better. Shakespeare mentions a few double-meaning words which allow the poem to have multiple meanings and allows the reader to improvise and think about the story. Without trust, one cannot fully commit to love and fully give their best efforts in the relationship. One can be addicted to love if they trust their significant other and their significant other trusts them. The author states, вЂњO, loveвЂ™s best habit is in seeming trust,вЂќ which entails that in order to have love, one must need trust yet this also raises the question of love and trust are addictions. Finally, line 11 also has a double-meaning word, вЂњhabitвЂќ.

He foolishly acknowledges her false statements and continues to accept her words. On line 7, when the narrator states, вЂњSimply I credit her false speaking tongue,вЂќ he implies that he is impressed with her lying abilities and even though he knows she is not telling the truth, he still chooses to believe her. Another example of a word with a double meaning is in line 5 when the author states, вЂњThus vainly thinking that she thinks me young.вЂќ The narrator is concerned that his girlfriend will think he is young, but he uncaringly dismisses the idea right away. This one line is contradictory towards itself because the narrator says that he knows his girlfriend is lying to him, yet he acts as if nothing is wrong and continues to sleep with her. When he lies with her and she with him, they are either not telling each other the truth, or lying together in a horizontal position and resting. The author also uses the words вЂњlieвЂќ and вЂњliesвЂќ on lines 13 and 14 when he states, вЂњTherefore I lie with her and she with me, and in our faults by lies we flatterвЂ™d be.вЂќ On line 13, the narratorвЂ™s words can mean two possible things. For example, line two states, вЂњI do believe her, though I know she liesвЂ¦вЂќ Shakespeare is implying that the narratorвЂ™s girlfriend tells him lies, and even though he knows that she is lying, he still decides to believe her. In the poem, вЂњSonnet 138вЂќ, Shakespeare raises many arguments regarding double-meanings.

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