What evidence of a struggling tone toward
aging and death do you find in
shakespeare's sonnet 73?
a. the juxtaposition of "yellow leaves/or none," "ruined choirs/sweet birds sang" indicates turmoil.
b. in me thou seest the twilight of such day
as after sunset fadeth in the west.
c. this thou perceivest, which makes thy love more strong /to love that well which thou must leave.

C.This thou perceivest,which makes thy love more strong/To love that well which thou must leave.

The man thinks she's the lady he's trying to find. she then lifts the veil and he announces that he'd made a mistake and that he'd thought she was the woman, but had been wrong. truthfully, though, he'd been right. this reveals that the he didnt recognize her (though he said he would recognize her voice or her build) and that he's still looking for the girl. he doesnt find the woman appealing or attractive, and is more or less disgusted by her appearance. he didn't understand what the lady meant when she told him the story about her "friend"

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