Shakespeare\u27s Sonnet 29 highlights the journey of the human condition from lowly self-deprecation to high self-sentiments when affected by love. This paper analyzes the poignant fourteen lines penned by William Shakespeare and draws parallels between their sentiment and modern research on love\u27s positive impact on preexisting low self-esteem and self-worth. Sonnet 29 develops a story of the natural stages from self-deprecation due to low self-esteem into heightened self-worth due to the potent integration of love. Modern, scientific research by Harris and Ulrich, Răşcanu, and Zhang and Hawk, lends credence to the assessment of love\u27s powerful and positive impact on a person\u27s self-worth and self-esteem that this essay affirms that Shakespeare\u27s words are attesting to. From the narrator\u27s coveting of others\u27 lives, to their deep-seated jealousy of things they do not possess that others do, to the realization of the love the narrator possesses, Shakespeare lays a blueprint for his audience to follow these natural transitions of human nature. Ultimately, with Shakespeare being supported by modern science, Sonnet 29 reflects the naturality of love\u27s positive and uplifting impact on the human condition when steeped in low self-worth and self-esteem
