The Passionate Shepherd to His Love

“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Ralegh express ideas on love and time. However, Sir Walter Ralegh approaches the concept more realistically by using the nymph’s outlook on these topics, while Marlowe describes them in a more a dream like state through the shepherd’s view. Through the carpe diem theme, Marlowe conveys the shepherd’s views of love and time, whereas Ralegh more practical and naturally articulates the nymph’s ideas of love and time. Ralegh uses the season of winter, his thoughts on time, and his mockery of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” to present the nymph’s rational view of love and time. Despite the pessimistic outlook on love and time in “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd,” the argument made through Raleigh’s work is more practical than Marlowe’s work, “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” because Raleigh’s work considers external factors pertaining to life and time. Bookrags states, “While Marlowe 's speaker promises nature 's beauty and a litany of gifts, Ralegh 's nymph responds that such promises could only remain valid ‘if all the world and love were young.’’’ Thus, he introduces the concepts of time and change. In his world, the seasons cause the shepherd 's "shallow rivers" to "rage," rocks to…

I think that an obvious point of both comparison and contrast between these two works is "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" is an invitation "The Nymph's Rely to the Shepherd" is an answer to the proposal. By their very nature, then, they are both connected and nothing alike. While they both clearly reference some of the same images, both poems have different functions: one poses a question and one answers it. Another point of contrast for these poems is the speaker's tone. One is a young…

In Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” the shepherd paints an idealized view of the rural life for his lover as a means of a confession of love . He attempts to convince the woman with his planned promises before she accepts his offer. The list of the promises goes from living in the mountains to materialistic objects, such as coral clasps. His offers may seem to be beyond what a shepherd can normally reach for, due to his status. However, the shepherd creates a contract for the…

The Shepherd got Rejected The two poems, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd, each share their own insight on their life. The second poem is a depressing reply to the first poem, which tries its hardest to get his lady to come stay with him and love him forever. It shows happiness and joy, while the second one points out why they could never be together forever. The response to the Shepherd uses three main reasons not to move in with him, all the beauty he…

In “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepard,” by Sir Walter Raleigh, both poets focus on the central idea of love. These poems were written in Pastoral Tradition, which celebrates the beauty of nature, and almost has a perfect setting. The details given in the first poem describe a shepherd who thinks idealistically and romantically. Whereas in the other poem, the Nymph believes realistically and disproves the belief of the perfect world…

Christopher Marlowe’s poem entitled “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” and Sir Walter Raleigh’s poem entitled “The Nymph’s reply to the Shepherd” both pertain to romance, however, they both differ greatly in their viewpoints regarding it. Marlowe portrays an idealized and fantasized viewpoint of romance through the Shepherd in his poem. On the other hand, Raleigh portrays a cynical and realistic viewpoint of romance through the Nymph in his poem. Through the use of the Shepherd and the Nymph,…

What is real love? What qualities of love determine if love is not real? Popular television shows such as The Bachelor showcase an unrealistic type of love—promises made that cannot be fulfilled or looking at love as a game with a prize to win. Poetry has been a showcase for both types of love. Often poetry showcases unrealistic qualities of love, but poetry also showcases qualities of real, engaging love. The universal theme of love in poetry can be reflected as unrealistic or realistic love.…

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“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” is certainly a very simple and happy love poem centered on the gifts the narrator is willing to give his love if she were to come and stay with him. I think part of the reason this particular poem is so inviting and calming is because of the pastoral images and diction used by the author. Even materialistic objects are related and combined with natural elements. The narrator mentions “a gown made of the finest wool” (13), “a cap of flowers and a kirtle /…

precious thing that only lasts for a limited time, so why not live life to the fullest while you are still alive? Carpe diem, Latin for “seize the day”, is a popular theme in literary works throughout history. Carpe diem poems are often used to claim a maiden’s “virginity” by appealing to the fear of death or by creating vivid imagery. “The Rubaiyat” by Edward Fitzgerald, “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell, and “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe are poems that…