Shepard And The Nymph

The Shepard and the nymph         The two metrical compositions The Passionate Shepard to His Love by Christopher Marlowe and The Nymphs Reply to the Shepard by Sir Walter Ralegh have something in common. Both of these metrical compositions contend with the topic of neck. In the instance that both poetrys were untitled it would be simple to see that one poem is an addition to the other. When reading the two poems it is obvious that the first poem is a man propositioning a woman and the other is the solvent to the first poem. This is also indicated by the titles of the two.

        Though both of these poems suck love, the difference between the two is that each one has a different perspective about falling in love and what happens after the wooing is over. The first poem is a precise bright, happy explanation of love. It is almost an unrealistic view. The second poem is a more down to earth idea of love.

        In the first poem Christopher Marlowe writes as though he is propositioning a woman. In this poem love is proposed as a fairy story story. He claims to be able to give her all that her nervus desires. He claims to have gold and riches. He tells her that if she would be his wife she could have a comfortable worry free life.



This poem gives out a very bright sunny feeling. The poet uses beautiful, enormous and airy images such as all the pleasures prove/That valleys, groves, hills, and fields, /Woods, or steepy mountain yields (lines 2-4). This gives off a feeling of freedom and freshness. He also uses romantic images such as I forget make thee beds of roses/And a thousand fragrant posies (line 9and 10). He promises her decorous lined slippers for the cold/With...

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