Flaws In Shakespeare's Sonnet 130

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Everyone has flaws but those flaws are the ones that make you your own person.
In sonnet 130, Shakespeare reveals the theme of loving someone is looking past their flaws. Shakespeare uses simile at the beginning of the sonnets up until the shift of the sonnet. He also uses his persona to reveal the theme after the shift in the sonnet.
During the beginning of the sonnet, Shakespeare starts comparing his beloved to something far much beautiful making look hideous. Shakespeare starts the sonnet by saying, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun;”(1). Right from the start, Shakespeare starts pointing out flaws his beloved has by him saying that her eyes are nothing compared to the bright beautiful sun.The comparison helps with the theme of