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    “The Passionate Shepherd to his Love” by Christopher Marlowe and “The Nymph’sReply” by Sir Walter Raleigh are two of the most well known of pastoral poems and theirresponses. Marlowe’s poem speaks of beautiful things a shepherd will make for his lady love,while Raleigh's response to Marlowe’s is a tongue-in-cheek poem of a woman who rebukes theshepherd’s actions. Of the many responses to Marlowe’s original poem, Raleigh's is the clearwinner. Due to his style, content, and opinion, Sir Walter Raleigh’s

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    happiness, one starts realizing what really matters and what doesn’t. Christopher Marlowe’s “ The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” shows how the shepherd is trying to get his love to go with him by offering her tremendous gifts. He promises to give her gifts that would please her and to prove that he will do anything for her. On the other hand, Sir Walter Raleigh’s “ The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” basically turns down the shepherd’s offer and explains that material gifts just give off temporary

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    The poems “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, “The Nymph’s Reply to The Shepherd”, and “Raleigh Was Right” by Christopher Marlowe, Sir Walter Raleigh and William Carlos Williams, respectively, all share and develop a commentary of the ephemeral nature of the world around us, revealing what they believe serves as impermanent pleasures in an impermanent life. While Marlowe’s poem has a different view than the other two poems, it is here the theme of experiencing the good parts of life, and more

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    Love is something that many people desire. It is not entirely just about the love of a lover but can also be about the love of a parent or sibling. Marlowe’s poem, “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” deals with love. He wishes for the love of a woman and promises her many things. Raleigh’s poem, “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd,” and Williams’s “Raleigh was Right,” deals with love but it talks about how love does not entirely last through time. Marlowe’s poem, written in 1599, was followed a

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    The Emotional versus the Rational: A Literary Analysis and Comparison between Sir Walter Raleigh’s “The Nymph’s Reply to Her Shepherd” and Christopher Marlowe’s “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” "Seize the day, and put the least possible trust in tomorrow"—Horace Horace’s statement on first glance, especially in light of treatment of thematic issues related to carpe diem poetry, might have a ring of truth to it, and might appear to be a reasonable and logical statement. It puts forward the

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    lives of shepherds and shows a contrast between the innocence and simplicity of rural life compared with the city life. “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” is a type of pastoral poem composed by Christopher Marlowe in the late sixteenth century. This poem entails shepherds and the country life. This poem was written in a shepherd’s point of view who thinks idealistically and romantically. Marlowe, received many responses to his poem; one being from his friend Sir Raleigh Walter. Raleigh in his poem

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    Renaissance poet Marlowe, within The Passionate Shepherd to his Love, and the Restoration poet Marvell, within To His Coy Mistress, present love as a necessity. Despite the differing contexts, with their incompatible ethical and moral attitudes, they still concern themselves with the same fundamental idea – that men will assert their patriarchal dominance onto women in order to have sex. By focussing on the tone of the two poems one can draw similarities within how the male imperative and female

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    Carpe diem is Latin for “seize the day” and is referenced to making the moments count. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” written by Christopher Marlowe, which is introduced with an innocent tone, broad syntax, and subtle symbolism. These literary factors tend to make the poem the most persuasive and convincing compared to the other Carpe diem poems. However, the Carpe diem poem “To The Virgins, To Make Much of Time,” written by Andrew Marvell, appears to be the least persuasive due to its hasty

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    a city. In the famous pastoral poetry, “The Passionate Shepherd to his love,” the Shepherd happily describes the beautiful natural image of a perfect life. He wholeheartedly believes that love is always joyful and nothing can ruin the serenity. This poem is criticized for its deluded perspective by the Nymph in a taunting way. She mocks his fantasy life that has everlasting flowers, melodious birds and finest wool gown. The Nymph’s view on her ideal love is infinite, nonmaterialistic and realistic

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    The Hendrix In the poem “Impeccable Conception” by Maya Angelo and “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe, both poems utilize multiple literary elements. In comparison, both text highlights a sense of emptiness, and, or absence. Marlowe gives us a series of promises from the poem, displaying his affections about all the plans and exciting activities they will endure if the offer is accepted. In contrast, Angelo gives inspiration within the text. In thesis, both poems contain

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