Lament: A Modern Sonnet

We chose a traditional sonnnet because of the romantic effect it gives. To the audience, the sonenet will represent a love poem, and in our film it does, until it goes wrong. This shows the contrast between love and our horrific tragedy which in some twisted way it is about a girls love for a boy and him breaking her heart. This is the sonnet we will use and what we will base our film around -

First glance, I see your beautiful brown eyes.
I fall immediately under your spell.
Slipping into a dream, I hear love's sighs
The dream turns out to be a living Hell.
When you said you loved me, did you mean it?
Your lie is poisionous as blackened sin.
Your beauty cannot hide your soul, the pit.
Release the demon that has lain within.
I've looked into your eyes to find your soul
Wherever it has gone, I do not know.
Your mind controls the 'shell' it plays the role.
Your love is ice, as you know how to show.
Though you have proved the demon, played the role
I find all beauty in your broken soul.

S. Alan Burgess

Examaning the Sonnet -

'First glance' - Straight away they are over taken by what they feel
'I fall imediately under your spell' - Like magic of the heart
'Slipping into a dream, I hear love's sigh' - Like love is a real person taking over them. Living in the shadow of this 'person'.
'The dream turns out to be a living hell' - Finally realised there is a bitter side to this emotion.
'When you said you loved me, did you mean it? - Questioning this persons beliefs and feelings, because all of a sudden its turned sour.
'Your lie is poisonous as blackened sin' -
'Your beauty cannot hide your soul, the pit' - Darkening the emotion of love.
'Release the demon that has lain within'
'I looked into your eyes to find your soul, wherever it has gone I do not know.
- This shows the total contrast between the start of the poem and the middle/end. This is the same as our film - the contrast between happy, and sad.
'Your love is ice, as you know how to show'