In true English Renaissance artistic fashion, poets such as Phillip Sidney and William Shakespeare negotiate poetic boundaries, while implementing Italian conventions . They manipulate the sonnet form and climb Castiglione's "ladder of love" throughout their poems. Sidney's Astrophil (Astrophil and Stella) behaves extravagantly, as Castiglione's Bembo (The Courtier) expects of a young courtier; he is unable to see beyond physical form. Shakespeare's speaker in “Sonnet 130” sees beyond form, almost to the point of excess. He chastises his lover by straying from typical poetic intimacy, but he does so because he sees beyond her physical beauty. Sidney implements mainly traditional Petrarchan sonnets, but creates a caricature of a "sensual lover"; while Shakespeare experiments with style and creates a “reasonable lover” exceptionally. Some scholars sharply contrast the two authors, arguing that Shakespeare's sonnets respond negatively to sonnets like Astrophil and Stella. However, both develop distinctive stylistic alterations of Italian conventions and Shakespeare borrows from Sidney in his poetic innovation. The Courtier of Castiglione describes various principles rooted in Renaissance courtly culture, and in his play he discusses the power of reasonable love versus sensual love: Reasonable loves are more attentive to the needs of those close to them. Castiglione also has his character Bembo assert that the lovers most capable of “reasonable love” are older men. He states that young lovers are more likely to be overcome by feelings of "bitterness... misery... jealousy... despair [and] suspicion" (715). Meanwhile, older lovers are inclined to treat their wives with more sensitivity and grace, which attracts...... middle of paper ...... Norton Anthology of English Literature. 9th ed. Flight. D. New York: WW Norton &, 2012. 1166-86. Print.Sidney, Phillip. Astrophil and Stella. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt and MH Abrams. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 9th ed. Flight. D. New York: WW Norton &, 2012. 1045-1083. Print.Sidney, Phillip. Defense of poetry. Ed. Stephen Greenblatt and MH Abrams. The Norton Anthology of English Literature. 9th ed. Flight. D. New York: WW Norton &, 2012. 1084-1101. Print."Sonnet." Columbia Electronic Encyclopedia, 6th edition (2013): 1. Literary Reference Center. Internet. December 3, 2013. Steele, Felicia Jean. “Shakespeare’s SONNET 130.” Explainer 62.3 (2004): 132-137. Academic research completed. Internet. November 29, 2013.Wood, Jane. “Elizabeth Barrett Browning and Shakespeare’s Sonnet 130.” Notes and Queries 52.1 (2005): 77-79. International Humanities completed. Internet. December 2. 2013.