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Shakespeare and Chaucer in love

Shakespeare and Chaucer in love

Valentine's Day first became romanticiced by classic authors.

Chaucer (1300s)

Chaucer's epic poem The Parliament of Fowls referenced "Seynt Valentynes day."

Shakespeare (16th century)

Shakespeare popularised love with his "Sonnet 18" "Shall I compare thee to a summer's day?" In Hamlet, the character Ophelia recites a song about a young lady's experience with the holiday, "Tomorrow is Saint Valentine's day," and "To be your Valentine."

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