Seminar paper from the year 2016 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 3, University of Wuppertal, course: Seminar Literaturwissenschaft English Sonnets, language: English, abstract: This paper tries to expose the differences between traditional "Petrarchan Sonnets" and "Shakespearean Sonnets", with a specific focus on Shakespeare s sonnets 9 and 127. In order to do this the author will firstly introduce the theory of traditional sonnets, particularly with regard to form, addressees and themes. Furthermore, I he will have a closer look at the abovementioned addressees of Shakespeare s sonnets.