Although these things are related to the friend, they differ from him because of his steadfast heart. To recapitulate and conclude, the friend whom "we have known as the model of all things beautiful"13 is said to be the model of beauty in Adonis and Helen, in Greek clothing, in spring and harvest and in all that which is beautiful. . Although all these things contain his image, its constant heart remains his. By comparing all things beautiful to the friend, Shakespeare not only pays him a compliment but also criticizes all other beauties as counterfeits. The person described in this sonnet may have been beautiful, but being human, she must have had flaws. Sonnet 53 shows how we often overlook the faults of the people we love. Notes 1 James Winny, The Master-Mistress: A Study of Shakespeare's Sonnets (New York: Barnes & Noble, 1968) 130. 2 William Shakespeare, Sonnet 53 The Sonnets (Waltham, Massachusetts: Blaisdell, 1968)