An Analysis Of Drake Graham's Sonnet 'Fake Love'

“Cheaters are cowards that are tempted to chase the fantasy of what could be, instead of courageously addressing their own self destructive behavior and cultivating what is.”- Dr. Steve Maraboli. Sonnet 139 is a sonnet written by the poet William Shakespeare. It was published in 1609. It was one of the twenty-four sonnets written about his mistress or Dark Lady. This sonnet talks about how Shakespeare’s mistress has lost interest in him and is lying to him about having interest in other men. Fake Love by Aubrey Drake Graham, or better known as Drake, is a song about a woman who is repeatedly lying to drake about other men and cheating on him. This song was released in the Fall of 2016 and is part of his More Life album, set to release in December

Shakespeare writes how his mistress lies to him about liking other men and seeing others. Also Drake talks about his woman lying to him face to face and that he realizes she is lying. Shakespeare asks her, “tell me thou lovest elsewhere, but in my sight,” because she doesn’t want to confess to him. Drake realizes she is lying and says, “Somethin' ain't right when we talkin',Look like you hidin' your problems, Really you never was all in,” because he realizes that she is not being one hundred percent truthful with him. And the authors both talk about the women hiding the truth. Shakespeare pleads, “Wound me not with thine eye but with thy tongue,” asking her to tell him instead of just lying and looking away. He wants her to be honest instead of hiding the truth. Drake says, “I got fake people showin' fake love to me, Straight up to my face,” because his woman is not being faithful or truthful to him and continuously lying to him. Both of the authors realize that their women are lying to them and being

In these two pieces the two authors repeatedly say phrases about their woman lying to them and hiding things. In Fake Love Drake talks about his lover, “showin’ fake love to,” him (Fake Love). Also he repeats that she is lying, “straight up to [his] face,” (Fake Love) and shows that he realizes she is lying to him. In Sonnet 139 Shakespeare talks about his woman not facing him and talking to him. He repeats lines about her, “thine eye,” (Sonnet 139) because she ignores him. He says, “Dear heart, forbear to glance thine eye,” (Sonnet 139) telling her to not look at other men because he sees it. Shakespeare pleads, “Wound me not with thine eye but with thy tongue,” (Sonnet 139). He wants her to stop avoiding the truth and wants her to, instead of turning away from him, tell him the truth about other men. Both Drake and Shakespeare want their woman to speak up about how they feel and to be honest with them. Drake repeats that his woman is constantly lying to his face because he wants to convey the theme of dishonesty and betrayal. Shakespeare repeats that his woman is turning her eye away from him and looking at other men. He does this to convey the theme of dishonesty as