It is within this sonnet that I found the possibility of Mr. W.H. being from a noble, wealthy family to be most definite. Of course, the fact that the intended subject is most likely the young man was established within the first sonnet examined, but I personally found this sonnet to be the sonnet in which the credibility of the young man being very wealthy to be assured. There are so many financial terms sprinkled throughout the piece, including possessing, estimate, charter, bonds, riches, gift, patent, worth, gav'st, gift, and king.
Shakespeare also puts a lot of effort into having the speaker glorify the subject. The speaker virtually acknowledges that he is not by any means as rich or as interesting as the subject, and therefore is not good enough to be deserving of the subject's love. It is through this sonnet that the speaker is starting to say a good-bye to the young man, a means of providing closure for the young man's obvious rejection of Shakespeare's praise through the sonnets. Perhaps it is these hard feelings that bring the darker subjects into the sonnets following Sonnet Eighty-seven.
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