In Sonnet #73, William Shakespeare uses death to demonstrate that one day, whether we like it or not, we will grow old and eventually die. Shakespeare is about life and how everything ends; it also talks about the pressure we feel that no matter what, we will all come to an end. Shakespeare shows how the human body loves to the fullest because you never know what may happen tomorrow. He addresses these feelings through the use of images, in resemblance to death and the passing of time. The verses “On these branches which tremble under the cold, naked choirs in ruins where the sweet birds sang late. In me you see the twilight of such a day. (Lines 3-4). Just in these two short lines it gives you a gloomy environment and then it changes and demonstrates that in every unpleasant thing there is always an ability to observe the beauty even though it is not promised that it will last long but we must appreciate it. like it was our last. An additional line that is symbolic is the line “consumed with what she was fed” (Line 12). It symbolizes how life gives you magnificence but how it also takes it away when it is your turn to die. Another phrase that I found particularly similar is the phrase "which, little by little, the dark night flies away." (Line 7). The dark night is usually represented by death and it also means that the days are passing and each day our lives are getting shorter. Shakespeare was trying to make the reader better understand that death comes whenever it pleases, like the black knight who cannot be stopped. There is some symbolism throughout the poem, the first three lines symbolize the seasons, for example "When the yellow leaves, or none, or few, hang down" (Line 2) it is...... in the middle of 'a paper......the worry of dying but enjoying life every day because you never know if today could be your last day. Shakespeare incorporates in his final lines "That which thou perceivest, which makes thy love stronger, to love that good which thou must ere long leave." Which, in my interpretation, means that someone they care about a lot, or even “love” as used in the poem, is getting older and closer to death. This changes the entire understanding of the poem because it is no longer so much about how we deal with death, but rather how someone deals with the death of someone they love. This is the truth; your own death is depressing and scary, but seeing the person you love die is certainly harder to accept. On the bright side, in sonnet terms, we are all supported by the people we love, who want us to stay healthy and not die, we are wanted and appreciated.