This week’s lecture is a continuation of John Donne and transitioning into Andrew Marvell. The lecture will reap the life that John Donne had with Anne More before and after her death, Andrew Marvell background, “To His Coy Mistress”, and King Charles I.
First, the lecture begins with a recap on how John Donne had a difficult life after marrying Anne More. John Donne married Anne More without permission from her father which caused a lot of tension for the family. Donne was blacklisted and was unable to provide for his family. Donne was unable to find work related to politics related to the crown. More’s father even disowned her. This caused Donne’s family to slowly slip into poverty but they were able to survive with the help from friends. …show more content…
The structure of the poem is broken into three stanza. There are several themes within “To His Coy Mistress. They are seduction, physical love, body vs. soul, deliberate ambiguity vs speaker, and mortality vs. immortality. The poem is filled with metaphors that suggest love and sex. For example, “An age at least to every part, And the last age should show your heart; For, Lady, you deserve this state, Nor would I love at lower rate.”. This suggests that if the speaker had more time to spend with his mistress that he would cherish her heart and body. However, the second stanza lets that reader know that the nameless man and his mistress do not have the time. In my opinion, the second stanza is weird and morbid. The nameless man tells the woman that the worms will have her virginity because they are running out of time. “My echoing song: then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honour turn to dust.” It seems like he is trying to rush her into sleeping with him or he is trying to trick …show more content…
John Donne had a difficult life after marrying Anner More because her father did not approve of their union and Donne married More without permission from her family. More’s father had Donne blacklisted so he was not able to obtain a job related to politics. This caused Donne’s family to slowly slip into poverty. However, the Donne family was able to survive with the help from several friends. However, this was not the end of Donne’s bad luck. During their quest to start a family, Donne and More lost seven out of their twelve children due to complication during childbirth. Anne More died at the age of 29 possibly due to being exhausted after years of continuous childbirth. Donne converted to the Church of England because he believed that he suffered because he was a Roman Catholic. This can be connected to Roman Catholics being persecuted during his lifetime. In 1615, Donned was ordained and became a court preacher and the dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral. Afterwards, Donne lived a long and fulfilling life until his death. Next, the lecture focuses on Andrew Marvell. Marvell was born in Yorkshire on March 31st, 1621 to Rev. Andrew Marvell and Anne Marvell. However, the family did not stay in Yorkshire for long. Rev. Andrew Marvell moved his family to Hull where he became a lecturer at Holy Trinity Church. Andrew Marvell went on to attend the Hull Grammar School and Trinity College.
First, the lecture begins with a recap on how John Donne had a difficult life after marrying Anne More. John Donne married Anne More without permission from her father which caused a lot of tension for the family. Donne was blacklisted and was unable to provide for his family. Donne was unable to find work related to politics related to the crown. More’s father even disowned her. This caused Donne’s family to slowly slip into poverty but they were able to survive with the help from friends. …show more content…
The structure of the poem is broken into three stanza. There are several themes within “To His Coy Mistress. They are seduction, physical love, body vs. soul, deliberate ambiguity vs speaker, and mortality vs. immortality. The poem is filled with metaphors that suggest love and sex. For example, “An age at least to every part, And the last age should show your heart; For, Lady, you deserve this state, Nor would I love at lower rate.”. This suggests that if the speaker had more time to spend with his mistress that he would cherish her heart and body. However, the second stanza lets that reader know that the nameless man and his mistress do not have the time. In my opinion, the second stanza is weird and morbid. The nameless man tells the woman that the worms will have her virginity because they are running out of time. “My echoing song: then worms shall try That long preserved virginity, And your quaint honour turn to dust.” It seems like he is trying to rush her into sleeping with him or he is trying to trick …show more content…
John Donne had a difficult life after marrying Anner More because her father did not approve of their union and Donne married More without permission from her family. More’s father had Donne blacklisted so he was not able to obtain a job related to politics. This caused Donne’s family to slowly slip into poverty. However, the Donne family was able to survive with the help from several friends. However, this was not the end of Donne’s bad luck. During their quest to start a family, Donne and More lost seven out of their twelve children due to complication during childbirth. Anne More died at the age of 29 possibly due to being exhausted after years of continuous childbirth. Donne converted to the Church of England because he believed that he suffered because he was a Roman Catholic. This can be connected to Roman Catholics being persecuted during his lifetime. In 1615, Donned was ordained and became a court preacher and the dean of Saint Paul’s Cathedral. Afterwards, Donne lived a long and fulfilling life until his death. Next, the lecture focuses on Andrew Marvell. Marvell was born in Yorkshire on March 31st, 1621 to Rev. Andrew Marvell and Anne Marvell. However, the family did not stay in Yorkshire for long. Rev. Andrew Marvell moved his family to Hull where he became a lecturer at Holy Trinity Church. Andrew Marvell went on to attend the Hull Grammar School and Trinity College.