Shakespeare's Sonnets

Shakespeares Sonnet # 116

In Sonnet 116, what is the significance of the opening stanza? How does he describe true love?

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The speaker says that minds that have a connection with each other should be joined in marriage. The speaker refers to love on an intellectual and spiritual level rather than a sexual level.

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