Marlowe and Raleigh
The two poems written by Raleigh and Marlowe are interesting. Marlowe’s poem, The Passionate Shepherd to His Love, basically propositions a woman to sleep with a man, where Raleigh’s, The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd, responds negatively. Marlowe’s poem is a Shepherd asking a nymph for favors. Raleigh responds, saying no. The two poems follow each other closely, and refer to the same subjects. The big difference in the poems is that Marlowe’s poem is not realistic, whereas Raleigh’s is. The whole poem seems a little shaky and irresponsible. The Nymph really knows about life, and the Shepherd wants a fairy tale. The Shepherd’s poem seems to be about material possessions and intangible dreams. The poem states that the Shepherd is willing to give the Nymph a lot of meaningless things, and they will live together forever. Love cannot be based upon material things, especially the trifles that the Shepherd promises. He claims he will give her such things as “beds of roses
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Approximate Word count = 669
Approximate Pages = 3 (250 words per page double spaced)
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