Sonnet 94

Absolute power corrupts absolutely. That power can come from anything; money, power, beauty, etc. But this sonnet does state the truth in that anyone who possesses any of these powerful tools but chooses to control their power deserves to inherit everything good, because they don’t use their power to obtain more power. And because they do not choose to abuse their power, they are in complete control of their power and they completely own themselves, and will not let anyone else own them. I think this relates to the reader because the speaker sees the reader as someone who has the type of beautiful power that they could use in a way to take advantage of others, but chooses not to employ that power.