The Lark’s Nest in the Corn. Aesop’s fables with his life: in English, French, & Latin. 1666.
Shakespeare’s Sonnet 29, which begins “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes,” traces the poet’s journey from despair and solitude to joy when he thinks of his friend’s love, making him like a “lark at break of day.”
Can you put the lines in order?
Order It: Sonnet 29, “When in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”
Can you put these lines in the correct order?
Drag and drop these cards to correctly order the first few lines of Jaques’s famous speech.
Drag and drop these cards to correctly order the first few lines of Jaques’s famous speech.
What comes next?
What comes next?
What comes next?
What comes next?
Last one! How does the sonnet end?
Last one! How does the sonnet end?
Visit The Folger Shakespeare to read Sonnet 29 and all of Shakespeare’s Sonnets. You can also find the full text of all of Shakespeare’s plays and poems, expertly edited and made freely available by the Folger Shakespeare Library.
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To learn more about Shakespeare’s Sonnets, you may want to listen to our Shakespeare Unlimited podcast episodes with Dr. Jane Kingsley-Smith on The Early Years of Shakespeare’s Sonnets (16th and 17th centuries) and The Long Life of Shakespeare’s Sonnets (18th century – today). You may also enjoy the video of the virtual 2021 Folger Gala, which also explored the sonnet, an art form that can stand alone, evolve, and inspire new works today.
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