Charlotte Burchetta '22

In celebration of Sir William Shakespeare’s 457th birthday, students and faculty members contributed their favorite of his sonnets.

Shakespeare votaries celebrate the Bard’s birthday 

The hallowed halls of Sacred Heart Greenwich house fervent fans of the Bard.  To commemorate Sir William Shakespeare’s 457th birthday, Dr. Matthew Lillo, Upper School English Teacher, senior Caitlin McCormack, junior Mimi Lee, sophomore Madeline Abramson, and freshman Samantha Sawhney all chose their favorite Shakespearean sonnets.

Samantha Sawhney ’24: Sonnet 18, “Shall I compare thee to a summer’s day?”
Maddy Abramson ’23: Sonnet 29, “When, in disgrace with fortune and men’s eyes”
Mimi Lee ’22: Romeo and Juliet, Prologue 1-14 
Caitlin McCormack ’21: Sonnet 116, “Let me not to the marriage of true minds”
Dr. Lillo, Upper School English Teacher: Sonnet 130, “My mistress’ eyes are nothing like the sun”