To His Coy Mistress
Compare and Contrast “To His Coy Mistress” By John Donne.
“To His Coy Mistress” and “ To His Mistress Going to bed” are two
poems that feature “carpe diem”; they are also written by two of the
most well known metaphysical poets. Andrew Marvell, the author of “To
His Coy Mistress” and John Donne, the writer of “To His Mistress Going
To Bed”. Both poems were written through the 16th and 17th Century,
where love and sex were describe as two different things. 16th and 17th
century attitudes to love and relationship were much stricter than in
the 21st Century, as wealthy men who wished to court a woman, would
need to use the convention of writing a letter or a poem to try and
win her over. This is precisely what these poems are about. Each man
is trying to bed women, using their poetry. Their poems are more about
sex, rather than love or romance. Using their metaphysical ways, they
used their sexual images and witty conceits, to try and seduce the
woman in question. In the 21st Century, it is not recommended for a
man to take such action in doing so. Also in the 16th and 17th
Century, woman was expected to be virgins until a chosen time. It was
also unheard of for woman to have children out of wedlock, and if it
did occur, then the woman would be seen as an outcast. Although in
the 21st Century, it is more common if a woman has a child out of
wedlock, she still could be seen as an outcast. Both men take a
different way in choosing how to seduce the woman, but both take the
same thought in the process, “To bed the woman”. Throughout time, the
way of having sexual ways with each other, has changed
Throughout this essay, I will be explaining the different and
similarities, between these ...
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...The each use a different beat, Marvell’s poem suit’s a simple
octosyllasic couplet. It is centring the poem on time. Donne’s poem is
an iambic pentameter. This gives it a slow pace, as if it is savouring
the moment.
In conclusion, after reading both poems, I discovered that I enjoyed
reading Donne’s poem more than Marvell’s. I found both poems an
interesting read, because over 500 years, love has changed. You would
not find a man living in the 21st Century, writing poetry and letters
to a woman, he wishes to bed. I think that this was a very romantic
way of doing this. The reason why I enjoyed Donne’s poem is because it
was sincere and passionate. Marvell’s being cool, witty and somewhat
threatening. Both poets live up to their metaphysical ways on these
poems, with their imagery, similes, metaphors, alliteration,
repetition and sexually explicit words.
In order to better understand Philip's critique of Donne within the lines of her poetry, a reading
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The Flea and To His Coy Mistress are two poems written by poets living during the Renaissance Period. To His Coy Mistress was written by Andrew Marvell and The Flea was written by John Donne. Both of these poets were well-educated 'metaphysical poets', and these poems illustrate metaphysical concerns, highly abstract and theoretical ideas, that the poets would have been interested in. Both poems are based around the same idea of trying to reason with a 'mistress' as to why they should give up their virginity to the poet.
Women who have never had children, or women who had their first child after 30
writing the poem, to woo his love. Or maybe is the line was not meant
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due to the lady having been raped, or sometimes a lady can't [¶17e] support a baby.
pregnant unintended. If a woman and her mate are not financially stable to maintain a baby,
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The metaphysical era in poetry started in the 17th century when a number of poets extended the content of their poems to a more elaborate one which investigated the principles of nature and thought. John Donne was part of this literary movement and he explored the themes of love, death, and religion to such an extent, that he instilled his own beliefs and theories into his poems. His earlier works, such as The Flea and The Sunne Rising, exhibit his sexist views of women as he wrote more about the physical pleasures of being in a relationship with women. However, John Donne displays maturity and adulthood in his later works, The Canonization and A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning, in which his attitude transcends to a more grown up one. The content of his earlier works focused on pursuing women for his sexual desires, which contrasts heavily with his latter work. John Donne’s desire for physical pleasure subsides and he seeks to gain an emotional bond with women, as expressed in his later poetry.
...ne exclusively on himself and his lover. By doing so he says the sun will be shining on the entire world. It is apparent in both poems the tone and language is dramatic, as this is typical of Donne’s writing style. His use of imagery and symbolism effectively present his experience of love. However it is the structure that builds up the emotion throughout the poems as Donne starts in each poem to refer to a seductive love, then in conclusion realises the importance of true love. ‘The Good Morrow’ clearly shows evidence of this when at the beginning Donne states he ‘suck’d on country pleasures childishly’ and in the end understands that a ‘Love so alike that none can slacken, none can die’.
he wants her to come and have a romantic time by saying, “and be my
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