Deconstructive Reding of Sonnet 18 (By Shakespeare)


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"The task of the modern educator is not to

cut down jungles, but to irrigate deserts.”

- C.S. Lewis


The knowledge you get is more important than from where you are getting it. You can see people who have never visited Schools or Colleges for higher education still being successful, So, It suggests that Experiencing things is the best learning tool. As the above statement refers Knowledge can be achieved through two kinds of approaches


  • Theoretical Knowledge

  • Practical Knowledge 


Theoretical Knowledge and Practical applications are like two sides of a coin, Two ends of the same string and both are equally important. Theoretical knowledge implied to understand the concept, approaches, it projects the experience of others but for deeper understanding Practical applications of theory helps a lot to retain the things along a long course of time. 


When it comes to Literary Criticism people may find it is easy to Understand Literary Theory but application of theories on Literary text become much more harder than theoretical concepts. But as it is said "Experience is the best teacher" in the same manner application of theory is a more effective way to learn Literary theory. 


Before we dig deep into Sonnet 18, it is necessary to first understand the concept or theory of Deconstruction


What is Deconstruction?


Deconstruction is the Philosophical Movement as well as theory in Literary Criticism. As the word suggests we can simply define Deconstruction as breaking down previous or conventional construction of such things. In literary terms Deconstruction is an approach which finds the relationship between text and meaning. As it is said by Derrida himself also….


"Language bears within itself the necessity 

of its own critique."


So, According to the idea of Deconstruction Language itself is capable enough making sense out of it. To understand any work of art close reading of text helps us to make different meanings of the same thing. Another noteworthy things about Deconstruction is that

"Free play of Meaning", "Undecidability of meaning", Words itself doesn't have any identity of it's own, so words make sense with the suggesting words used in front or back of those words and this way The text creates its own meaning. So, it proves the Derridian statement that…


"There is no outside text.

(From 'Of Grammatology)


References


  • Derrida, Jacques; Spivak, Gayatri Chakravorty (1997). Of Grammatology. Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 978-0801858307

  • Barad, Dilip; TED.Ed lessons creator: Deconstructive Reading of Sonnet 18, https://ed.ted.com/on/r9V6IJiO


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