A Comparison of 'The Passionate Shepherd to his Love' and 'The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd'

In today’s world people make a common mistake by making comparisons with the Bible and Aesop’s Fables. In the Bible it is important to which is emphasized more, law or grace. It is just as important to do the same in Aesop’s Fables. Very often a mistake is easily made in reading Jesus’s Parables. Understanding the emphasis of law and grace in both the Bible and Aesop’s Fables and realizing mistakes we make with reading Jesus’s parables can help with reading the parables

Fairies, mortals, magic, love, and hate all intertwine to make A Midsummer Night’s Dream by William Shakespeare a very enchanting tale, that takes the reader on a truly dream-like adventure. The action takes place in Athens, Greece in ancient times, but has the atmosphere of a land of fantasy and illusion which could be anywhere. The mischievousness and the emotions exhibited by characters in the play, along with their attempts to double-cross destiny, not only make the tale entertaining, but also help solidify one of the play’s major themes; that true love and it’s cleverly disguised counterparts can drive beings to do seemingly irrational things.

entirely in this scene as he stops thinking of love in a bad way as he

As we move onto the fourth and final stanza, we understand more about the lover, who sits quietly on the other end of the line without saying a

without warning”. Then in the third stanza, where he illuminates the allure of letting go of

“Oh, the comfort, the inexpressible comfort of feeling safe with a person, having neither to weight thoughts, nor measure words–but pouring them all right out–just as they are chaff and grain together, certain that a faithful hand will take and sift them, keep what is worth keeping, and with the breath of kindness blow the rest away.”

kind,” (line 16) and “An’ almost lose ma mind.” (line 17). Finally he shows us his complete

said to her was true she would live with him and be his love. However

In my perspective, I’m going to be concentrating on the two poems The Passionate Shepherd to His Love and The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd differences and similarities on a few things: Love, Nature, Time, and the Material World. What I've seen is that the two poems are complete polar opposites and offset each other. The Shepherd is a perfect dream where nothing ends or love dies. The Nymph is striking back at him with reality and with doubt about what the Shepherd is telling her.

In the ultimately unfortunate tale of Daphne and Apollo, Apollo’s arrogance costs the nymph Daphne her life (as a human). Apollo’s conceit is evident to Cupid from the start, and so he commences his revenge by drawing “forth two weapons of differing purposes”. One arrow is meant to create feelings of intense love and infatuation, while the other is meant to create a feeling of fear and repugnance for the lover. Cupid shoots these arrows at Apollo and Daphne (respectively), and so the drama begins. Apollo chases Daphne relentlessly, and as she grows weary from running, she calls on her father Peneus for help.

The attendance of the Lord as shepherd is present throughout the Holy Bible. Whether being accountable of the primary duty of providing animals with sufficient food and water, protecting the sheep, or just plain caring for the sheep like David, the responsibility of the shepherd is making sure every facet of a sheep’s life is taken care of. The rationale of this paper is to give an exposition of Psalm 23, while reflecting on Psalms as a whole, in order to give adequate evidence for arriving at a conclusion that proves the LORD is the only necessity in an individual’s life in regards to the role of a servant.

The literature of an era defines the culture that exists during that period of time. For poets, they take upon themselves the responsibility of showing the culture of their eras through shorter, more rhythmic pieces. Each literary artist is compelled, whether consciously or not, to examine their culture through their artistic works. In three distinctly different lyric poems, the authors of "Psalm 23," "Some Men Say an Army of Horse," and "The Midwife Addresses the Newly Delivered Woman" each tell a narrative which explores the things most important to the culture of the author.

Introduction: In this essay we shall undertake the above assignment title in the following way. Firstly; we shall look briefly at some exegetical issues, which may affect, the actual translation of the text. Secondly we shall endeavour to examine the differing opinions of interpretation concerning the passage and the identity of the servant in particular, interacting and engaging with both the perceived strengths and weaknesses of the prospective views. Thirdly; a brief conclusion will be given.

His writing shifts in this way in an effort to draw the reader’s attention. This frantic style of writing is meant to parallel the speaker 's thought process and mental state. In addition to this frantic writing style, the author repetitively uses opposing and contradictory words whilst attempting to describe lust, “enjoyed” (5) and “despised” (5), “hunted” (6) and “hated” (6), “bliss” (11) and “woe” (11), and “joy” (12) and “dream” (12). In addition to these contradictions, there is also heavy repetition. The words extreme and lust are both repeated several times throughout the poem. These conflicting views of lust, as well as the repetition of language, further reflect the confused, frantic, and frazzled mental state of the speaker. Beyond the madness as a result of guilt, the author claims lust within itself creates madness, “On purpose laid to make the taker mad:/ Mad in pursuit and in possession so, / Had, having and in quest to have, extreme;” (8-10). These lines create a metaphorical crack within the armor of the speaker’s mind that will echo throughout the entirety of the poem.

“So it's true;” I had thought, “It's really true.” Before my very eyes was a bountiful clearing, with a small brook that toppled and trickled over stones; trees that were young, but had stories to tell that even I couldn't imagine; lush fruit and berries that many creatures fawned over; sand so soft, that no material could compare; small rodents and large predators, side by side, no threat to each other. THIS was no ordinary paradise – this... was the one and only, Nymph's Grove.