Thesis. William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson

William Shakespeare and Ben Jonson are known authors whose written works are from the same era, in fact, Ben Jonson and William Shakespeare knew each other from some of their featured performances together. This essay is not about the relationship Jonson and Shakespeare shared together on a physical level but in the emotional wayaspect they share similarities within their writings. Following is a comparison between “Sonnet 29”, by William Shakespeare and “On My First Son”, by Ben Jonson. Religion plays a huge role within societies all over the world and is very evidentapparent in history, especially in writing. Both poems mention God in a rather i...