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Similarities Between The Passionate Shepherd And The Nymph's Reply
There are similarities and differences in the views of love expressed in “The Passionate
Shepherd” and “The Nymph’s Reply.” The passionate shepherd believes that love can be bought through gifts. While in “The Nymph’s Reply” the Nymph believes that love can’t be bought. The shepherd is buying/getting the Nymph gifts to try and persuade he to come live where the weather is peaceful but the Nymph does not want to leave her home.The shepherd thinks that being materialistic, it can buy love. The nymph believes love isn’t going to last for long, it's going to die off

Within the nature between the two, the shepherd lives in a warm environment in the valleys, fields, while the nymph’s staying in a cold wintery place. The shepherd is saying that


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