Throughout all the sonnets, it appears that Shakespeare is sickened or worn down by love for the OOP and his jealousy of the attention the OOP may receive from others. I feel as if he is pining over the OOP, hence all the sonnets. Shakespeare appears to be trapped by his undying love for the OOP, maybe even to the point of obession. Again, we see that Shakespeare vows to immortalize the OOP through his poetry in sonnet 81. However he acknowledges that there are many others that are now quite taken with the OOP, but Shakespeare, being modest in his self-description, writes, "Your shallowest help will hold me afloat" signifying that all he needs in life would be the OOP, no matter how little of them he may receive. In sonnet 78, where Shakespeare writes of how all credit for his work and success should go to the OOP for being such an inspiration, again it shows how important the OOP is to Shakespeare and I think that is what he is trying to convey through the poetry. He may be trying to make a very strong impression on the OOP of how much he actually loves or relies on them for inspiration and fulfillment. Also, I think that Shakespeare is obviously trying to show the OOP that he is willing to do anything for him, which relates to the idea proposed in class earlier that Shakespeare is exhibiting a selfless love for the OOP. Shakespeare writes in sonnet 88 lines 1-4, "When thou shalt be disposed to set me light,/And place my merit in the eye of scorn,/Upon thy side against myself I'll fight,/And prove thee virtuous, though thou art forsworn," which again proves how utterly devoted he is to the OOP. I think that Shakespeare is bound so strongly to his feelings for the OOP and that is what he is trying to explain to the OOP and the reader.