Objects have persuaded the hearts of many people and to an understanding these possessions ultimately decide ones happiness. This is far from the truth and this can be seen when one who has it all cannot hold the heart of another through the persuasion of their possessions. Best said by Alain de Botton “The materialistic view of happiness of our age starkly revealed in our understanding of the world “luxury.” (465 Quotes). What Botton is saying is that the world looks at what you own and that determines your emotional status. Although this can be seen as true, Sir Walter Raleigh’s poem “The Nymphs Reply to the Shepherd” decides to reject this idea. Throughout the poem the nymph explains why she cannot be the shepherds love ultimately rejecting
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The nymph is responding to the shepherd who promises many things in C. Marlowe’s poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” The speaker of this poem is the shepherd who is attempting to persuade the nymph to be his wife. The tone of this poem is very joyous and optimistic to convey his feelings of love. When the shepherd ask the nymph to “COME live with me and be my Love,” (lines 1). He is proposing to the nymph and in order to persuade her he continues to go throughout the poem offering her nice possessions, such as fine gowns, nice shoes, and much more, to show how much he desires her. This offering of gifts can be seen through stanza’s 3-6 which in his mind he feels he is offering her everything a woman would desire and the ultimate declaration of his love. He also describes the perfect setting where they can spend their time together. This provides the nymph a fantasy world where there are no imperfections that could affect their happiness. The shepherd shows signs of being blinded by love causing him to leave reality. He concludes the poem by saying “If these delights thy mind may move. Then live with me and be my Love” in final attempt to persuade her. This is where the nymphs response becomes so important concluding the first
The nymph is responding to the shepherd who promises many things in C. Marlowe’s poem “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” The speaker of this poem is the shepherd who is attempting to persuade the nymph to be his wife. The tone of this poem is very joyous and optimistic to convey his feelings of love. When the shepherd ask the nymph to “COME live with me and be my Love,” (lines 1). He is proposing to the nymph and in order to persuade her he continues to go throughout the poem offering her nice possessions, such as fine gowns, nice shoes, and much more, to show how much he desires her. This offering of gifts can be seen through stanza’s 3-6 which in his mind he feels he is offering her everything a woman would desire and the ultimate declaration of his love. He also describes the perfect setting where they can spend their time together. This provides the nymph a fantasy world where there are no imperfections that could affect their happiness. The shepherd shows signs of being blinded by love causing him to leave reality. He concludes the poem by saying “If these delights thy mind may move. Then live with me and be my Love” in final attempt to persuade her. This is where the nymphs response becomes so important concluding the first