Sonnets and literature were a weapon he used to control his court and speak to his population. The purposeful and well-known use of literature as a direct means to an end is a step towards future study of the power of literature and the answer it can provide. The separation between author and speaker of the poem is removed when discussing many of his works. An example of this is personal desire in the poem "On Monsieur's Departure" and the Queen placing duty above personal feelings, as can be seen in many of her personal works. The first four lines of the sonnet “On the Lord's Departure” give a sense of the audience's awareness of his people and acceptance of his