Why does the narrator "weep" in the final line? Does he or she mourn the actual death of a loved one? If not death, then what cause the weeping?

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Sonnet 64 Willian Shakespears

Asked by Jennifer H #706003 on 10/27/2017 1:49 PM

Last updated by jill d #170087 on 10/27/2017 2:43 PM

Answered by jill d #170087 on 10/27/2017 2:43 PM

The narrator weeps because he has finally accepted the eventual mortality of youth, as well as his own mortality.

Sonnet 64