Sonnet 99 - Reflection

This was my sonnet to present and it was so interesting to find out the true meaning. A lot of questions were asked and some of them haven't been answered yet and they may never be. One questions was: Is the young man as beautiful as they made him seem? The violets, roses, and lilies stole their beauty from him. If this true, in the speakers mind, why does he have to tell him/remind him of this? This sonnet is so beautifully written and so complicated at the same time. This was all based on the flowers and the young man's beauty. The sonnets have turned away from convincing him to have children and instead have told him, going forward, that he is so beautiful nothing, not even the violets, can compare because he is the original. Was this a warning to the boy? "Pride gained by greed and thievery ends up in fear, shame, despair, and ultimately to death by worms." While the violets stole your beauty, pride will take you over.