The Halfway Point Summary

SONNETCAST – William Shakespeare's Sonnets Recited, Revealed, Relived

This special episode summarises what we have learnt so far from the first 77 sonnets by William Shakespeare. It recaps the principal pointers that allow us to put together a profile of the young man they were written for or about and outlines the phases of his relationship with our poet, and it also dismantles some of the misconceptions that are sometimes put forward when discussing these poems, especially in relation to potential addressees.