Love

“Love is not love which alters when it alteration finds.”

– William Shakespeare, Sonnet 116 (1609)

What does it mean?

Real love does not change just because the other person or the situation changes. It stays constant.

Key vocabulary

alters
changes
alteration
a change

Who said it?

William Shakespeare: English playwright and poet (1564–1616). Source: Sonnet 116 (1609).

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