Bright Star

This apostrophe was interesting since it directly addressed both the appealing and unappealing characteristics of a star. The speaker longs to be as "steadfast" as the star, but he does not envy all of the star's traits. For instance, the speaker does not wish to be alone, forever watching the world from the night sky. The star watches the changing of the earth but never changes itself. The speaker does not wish for this trait because he is in love. He wished to feel, to change, to sleep, and to be with his love, not suspended in the sky, patiently remaining there for eternity. He wants these things, to "so live ever- or else swoon to death." The repetition of the word "still" ("still steadfast, still unchanging") implies a sort of finality. The star has always been this way, and still has not changed; it will never change. The speaker wants "sweet unrest," not this certainty of never changing.