Questions One and Two
1.Choose a selection from Week 1 and explain how the concept of romantic love is treated.
Peter DeVries poem “In To His Importunate Mistress,” the concept of romantic love is not treated it seems more of a burden. As he describes the new responsibilities that come along with marriage it seems as if all that will come is bad but the worst will be that having a wife and a mistress will cost him double his wallet. As for romantic love, he seems to show that he adores his mistress. He lavishes her with extravagant evenings and gifts, “Obeisance at your marble feet Deserves the best-appointed suite.” It seems that the romantic love is only being treated for the girl and not his wife. Even though in the end he must let her go because he does not have the money to support two at a time, he recommends that even though another girl could be ideal it will cost you.
2.What broader statement (theme) is your chosen text making about romantic love?
In Andrew Marvell’s poem “To His Coy Mistress” the theme of seizing the day is present. He gives off the vibe that people should live their lives to the fullest because life is too short. He begins with “Had we but world enough, and time,” which clearly suggests that if they did not seize the day, life and time were to short. Another line that relates to the theme, is that time passes quickly and you are not always going to be young. “while the youthful hue Sits on thy skin like morning dew,” before they know it, their youth will be gone. The couple should take advantage of life while they can. He suggests that they will not have forever to be together. This is an important theme and meaningful because Marvell is right. Time goes by quickly and we should all seize the day, each and every day.
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Hi Maryln :)
ReplyDeleteI very much agree with your second answer. That poem has an interesting contrast in relation to time - Marvell definitely makes the statement that life is short and must be lived to the fullest but he also alludes to the fact that his lifetime will not be long enough for him to give all of his love to his mistress. Time is such a strange thing, first it passes too quickly, and then not fast enough. I think that gives us a better reason to say what we mean when we mean it. You never know what will happen the next day, or even the next minute.
Good job!