For this assessment‚ you will write a comparison piece. Compare one of the common themes below that can be traced through The Odyssey and one other work read in this path: “To His Coy Mistress” or Much Ado About Nothing. If you would like to include all three works in your comparison‚ you may do so. Be sure that your response includes the following: a minimum of five paragraphs a direct comparison between the two works at least two examples from the pieces as support using correct MLA format
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In the poem‚ “To His Coy Mistress” and “My Last Duchess” there is more of a contrast of the women’s attitude than a comparison. Although‚ there wasn’t much revealed about the women other than the speaker’s brief interpretation along with the literary devices metaphor‚ and hyperbole‚ as well as the divergent tones of insistent‚ despairing‚ dramatic and ironic. When comparing and contrasting the attitude of both speakers‚ is it easy to notice the disparity between the men and their approaches concerning
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Feminist Response to “To his Coy Mistress” In the beginning of the poem the speaker explains to the woman about his desire for their love‚ and how they will travel the world and enjoy its exotic riches. It seemed as if the speaker was really drunk in love with his mistress “Had we but world enough and time/Love you ten years before the Flood.” This demonstrates the power of love a man and woman can bring together‚ when they respect and admire each other equally. Marvell wrote this poem in a way
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and just as Donne champions the libertine ideal in "To His Mistress Going to Bed"‚ so Marvell ’s "To His Coy Mistress" celebrates the metaphysical belief of "Carpe diem" or grasping the day. Both poets see man as a spontaneous and pragmatic being‚ destined to live one life only and needing to make the most of it. This need to satisfy one ’s earthly urgings is most clearly expressed by Marvell. In To his Coy Mistress Marvell presents to his lover an argument for lowering her defenses and to give
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these lines‚ we assume that time continues forever because the poem describes the leisurely pace of life spent in courtship of the beloved‚ silent mistress. “Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side ‚ Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide”. In these lines the speaker embarks on some astonishing hyperbole to describe the praise he wants to give to his mistress. He selects two rivers‚ India’s Ganges‚ which is sacred to the Hindu religion and was believed to be the goddess‚ and England’s Humber‚ which flows
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“Carpe diem” is a Latin phrase that is commonly translated as “seize the day.” Many poems contain ideas that are similar to that of carpe diem. They discuss how one must cherish every moment of his or her life because life is limited and will eventually come to an end. Andrew Marvell’s poem‚ “To His Coy Mistress‚” is an example of a carpe diem themed poem. Through the use of invigorating imagery‚ multiple tones‚ and thought-provoking metaphors Marvell develops an allegory for living every second of
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Compare the ways in which attitudes to love are explored by Shakespeare in Sonnet 116‚ and Marvell in To His Coy Mistress The ways in which attitudes to love re explored by each poet‚ Shakespeare and Marvell are that they both talk about love with a sense of time. Shakespeare writes about how time is insignificant and love is everything‚ whilst Marvell writes that time shouldn’t be wasted when love is and they should make the most of the time they have now. But the thing that they both have in
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The Non-Discriminatory Nature of Time in Andrew Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” Time passes. Its journey is oblivious to power‚ weakness‚ beauty‚ or mercy. The nature of time itself lies in its unrelenting progression through life‚ until we are removed from it’s favor and then wither and die. The purpose of most carpe diem poetry is to draw a character’s attention (usually the female) to the pressing nature of time’s progress‚ as well as illustrating
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Compare the methods poets use to explore ideas about time in ‘hour’ and ‘to his coy mistress? The ideas and themes in the poem ‘Hour’ are about time and how it affects the relationship of two lovers. The narrator’s ideas on time are that it is short lived when you are in love‚ and this comes across throughout the poem. In ‘hour’ the language used is very blunt and this is shown when the poet says “time hates love”‚ saying that time is in control and is very powerful. The poet also uses personification;
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exemplify a relationship between two people who are so infatuated with each other it is said that they are "in love" and this can give meaning to what is commonly referred to as a love poem. Poets John Donne and Andrew Marvell write such poetry however‚ their poems "A Valediction: Forbidding Mourning"‚ and "To His Coy Mistress"‚ consider two different concepts. Although they are addressing love‚ they are dealing with different aspects of it. The two poems can be contrasted in form‚ poetic devices
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