The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd

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…

When will the end come? The question that is proposed to Christopher Marlowe after he writes "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love". He writes this poem to a lady, and intends for her to fall in love with him. Unfortunately the outcome may take a turn for the worst. Sir Walter Raleigh writes "The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd" as a reply from the lady to Marlowe. Marlowe writes about the date and love that he has prepared for the lady of his dreams. A night filled with romance and love.…

In “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe and “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepard,” by Sir Walter Raleigh, both poets focus on the central idea of love. These poems were written in Pastoral Tradition, which celebrates the beauty of nature, and almost has a perfect setting. The details given in the first poem describe a shepherd who thinks idealistically and romantically. Whereas in the other poem, the Nymph believes realistically and disproves the belief of the perfect world…

1572-1574. Raleigh later served in the army in Ireland becoming one of the Queen Elizabeth’s favorites. He was given land from the Queen and became captain of her guard. Walter Raleigh wrote in reply to others. His poem The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd was in reply to Christopher Marlowe’s poem The Passionate Shepherd to his Love. His response was denying Marlowe’s “offer.” Most of his work was destroyed during his lifetime. While he was in the tower, he wrote History of the World (1614).…

Kallie Hall Professor Peltier Literature 100 10/28/2015 Midterm Exam Group A: The poetry we covered from the Renaissance was “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir Walter Raleigh, “Shall I Compare Thee to a Summer Night” and “My Mistress’ Eyes are Nothing Like the Sun” by Shakespeare, “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell, and “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe. These writers confront the idea of “carpe diem” by not entertaining the thought of what tomorrow may…

During the Elizabethan Age, the beginning of non-religious dramas came into literature as well as sonnets with dialogue such as “The Nymph’s Reply”, a parody to “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” written by Christopher Marlowe. William Shakespeare, the writer of 154 sonnets but most widely known for his work by the name of Romeo and Juliet, has made his mark on British poetry during the Elizabethan Age/ Renaissance. The two British sonnets being compared and or contrasted are sonnet I (one)…

“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love,” is certainly a very simple and happy love poem centered on the gifts the narrator is willing to give his love if she were to come and stay with him. I think part of the reason this particular poem is so inviting and calming is because of the pastoral images and diction used by the author. Even materialistic objects are related and combined with natural elements. The narrator mentions “a gown made of the finest wool” (13), “a cap of flowers and a kirtle /…

Marlowe paints a picture of the romantic dream of love. The scene is pastoral and idyllic, of the simple shepherd surrounded by his sheep in a beautiful rural paradise. The weather is usually perfect, but when it is…

views on different sets of things. 3 poets in particular, express their different opinions on what nature’s role in providing for humanity is. Christopher Marlowe, the author of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”, has a different opinion from Walter Raleigh, the author of “The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd”, and William Carlos Williams, the author of “Raleigh was Right”. Despite the differences, these 2 poets do have similar things in common with each other. Marlowe displays his opinion…

for her flaws, bringing light upon the fact that he truly does love his mistress for who she is. The speaker in the poem is a passionate shepherd who is attempting to woo his lover to live in the countryside with him. The speaker is also very persistent, proposing various arguments and gifts in order to convince his lover to agree to live with him. The shepherd envisions a carefree life, one where he can enjoy nature and be happy with his lover. They will be dressed in clothes made out of the…