Comments on: Sonnet 121: ‘Tis Better To Be Vile Than Vile Esteemed https://nosweatshakespeare.com <strong><a href="/">Modern Shakespeare</a></strong> resources, <strong><a href="/sonnets/">sonnet translations</a></strong> & lots more! Sun, 25 Jul 2021 12:28:38 +0000 hourly 1 By: Pete https://nosweatshakespeare.com/sonnets/121/comment-page-1/#comment-2947237 Wed, 19 Feb 2020 19:44:12 +0000 #comment-2947237 “By their rank thoughts my deeds must not be shown,” – this is reference to the fear of social shaming and the need to keep hidden your shameful deeds or else face the lost of social status.

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