Read Shakespeare's "Sonnet 100.”Where art thou, Muse, that thou forget'st so longTo speak of that which gives thee all thy might?Spend'st thou thy fury on some worthless song,Darkening thy power to lend base subjects light?Return, forgetful Muse, and straight redeemIn gentle numbers time so idly spent;Sing to the ear that doth thy lays esteemAnd gives thy pen both skill and argument.Rise, resty Muse, my love's sweet face survey,If Time have any wrinkle graven there;If any, be a satire to decay,And make Time's spoils despised every where.Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life;So thou prevent'st his scythe and crooked knife.
Answer
A
The speaker considers his love to be his muse.
B
The speaker wants his muse to help him immortalize his love.
C
The speaker fears that his love is growing old faster than he would like.
D
The speaker thinks that his muse is forgetful and lazy and wastes a lot of time.
Explanation
The speaker urges the Muse to write about his beloved and give that person lasting fame. He says, “Give my love fame faster than Time wastes life,” so poetry can preserve the beloved against time’s effects. Choice B best captures this wish to immortalize his love; although he calls the Muse forgetful and sluggish, those complaints support the main request rather than being the poem’s central idea.
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