Thursday, May 30, 2019
Comparing Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mistress and John Donnes Flea Es
Andrew Marvells To His Coy Mistress and John Donnes FleaAndrew Marvell and John Donne both wrote carpe diem poetry full of vivid imagery and metaphysical conceits. This message kindle be clearly seen in the poems To His Coy Mistress by Marvell and Donnes Flea. Though both poems take a similar approach to the topic addressed, it is Marvell that writes to a greater extent thoughtfully and carefully, coercing instead of Donnes seemed demandingbegging.The speaker in Coy Mistress is trying to convince his woman of choice that it is much better to have finish now than to save her virginity for the future. Why save it until they are married? The man wants to experience the pleasure now. Marvells message here seems to be that instead of agony about the future planning exactly when we should do things, humans should take things as they come and enjoy them before it is too late. This theme relates to all aspects of life, non just sex.Donnes narrator, though having the same goal and idea, i s far more blunt in his reasoning. Noticing a flea that presumably had bitten them both, he ar...
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