To His Coy Mistress: An Act of Persuasion
In the poem by Andrew Marvell, he tries to persuade a lady of his love, that she should do as he wishes, and give herself up for him. In order to do so, he expresses his arguments in the poem being discussed.
In the second line he starts off trying to persuade her, by telling her that she really does want to give herself up to him, but is too shy. He reassures her, and tells her that this does not matter, and there is nothing wrong with it, however she must look beneath her coyness. This seems to be his main argument, along with the concept of time that is discussed on a very broad basis. The reader is also informed of the title of the poem, and this makes it clear to the reader, and indeed his mistress, that this is all that stands between her and his love
“This coyness, Lady, were no crime.”
the poet tries to persuade her by continuously reminding her about the problem of time. He does this by mentioning the Indian Ganges, and the Flood. The Indian Ganges supposedly mark the end of time, whilst the Flood marks the end of life as well, but in the biblical sense.
“Thou by Indian Ganges’ side”
“Love you ten years before the Flood”
This idea of time running out is also emphasised further in the middle of the poem, as well as right at the end. At first he mentions that she shall not live for ever, and the day will come where she will die, and then they can no longer enjoy each others love.
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...x lines of Andrew Marvell’s poem, he brings across a certain image. The imagine of time hurrying on, and there being nothing he can change about it. He tries to create an image of the two of them finding there way together, and making the best of things. He seems to want to suggest to her, in an open and honest way, that he cannot promise that their future will always be rosy, but it should be a future and a destiny they should share.
“And tear our pleasures with rough strife”
The closing six lines paint a very harmonic picture in the readers eye, and with it a peaceful image of two lovers going through life together, and cherishing every minute, until they day that they die.
“Thus, though we cannot make our sun
Stand still, yet we will make him run.”
...s known to outlast flesh once a body has died. Time spoils the insides of the mistress, as well; he “doth dull each lively wit,/And dries all wantonness with it” (29-30). The poet’s preservation of the order of creation and demolition helps to present Time as a methodical destructive force. Time is in no hurry to get rid of the mistress or beauty, but he certainly will perform his task to completion. Careful word choices and syntax aid Ralegh’s depiction of Time, as well. Reading “Nature, that washed her hands in milk” feels like a lesson and a story at the same time because the syntax is short and to the point. Each stanza ends with a rhyming couplet, giving a self-contained feeling to each phrase, which lends to the aphoristic feel of the poem. Both Ralegh’s plain style and his use of parallel structure serve as vehicles to convey the meaning of his poem.
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Through his writing, Andrew Marvell uses several strategies to get a woman to sleep with him. In his seduction poem, “To His Coy Mistress,” Marvell first presents a problem and then offers his solution to the problem. Marvell sets up a situation in which he and his lover are on opposite sides of the world: “Thou by the Indian Ganges’ side/ Shouldst rubies find; I by the tide/ Of Humber would complain….” (5-7). He has set up a circumstance in which his lover is in India and he is in England; however, this situation can be interpreted as a metaphor for sexual distance. Marvell then goes on to profess his love for this woman, telling her that he will always love her, saying “...I would/ Love you ten years before the flood” (7-8) and saying that his “vegetable love should grow/ Vaster than empires and more slow” (11). This suggests that he is promising permanence in their relationship. In doing so, Marvell is also trying to pacify his lady’s fears of sexual relations. He wants his lover to feel secure and confident about having intercourse with him.
The speaker introduces the idea of the natural cycle of life, where something becomes born and eventually dies. This reflects back to the Native culture where the cycle of life was much celebrated. The idea of "death and birth" symbolizes the speaker 's love that was once born to die in the end. It also symbolizes the pleasure and pain that comes with falling in love. She was born again with the new knowledge and pleasure the love had to offer. However, it is an undeniable fact that the same love that gave her so much joy at one point, gave her just as much pain. A part of her past- self had to die in order for the speaker to be reborn.
Time is equated with constant decay throughout the entire poem, which is primarily shown in the speaker’s comparison of the concept of eternity to a desert. Love, and other concepts felt in life, are subject to this negative force of deconstruction over time, and are vanquished in death; this idea can be seen in the witty commentary at the end of the second stanza, “the grave’s a fine and private place, but none I think do there embrace”
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In the poem “To His Coy Mistress”, the speaker says, “Had we but world enough, and time…I would love you ten years before the Flood, and you should if you please refuse till the conversion of the Jews” (lines 1 and 7-10). The speaker is stating if they had all the time in the world, they would have no need to rush their love making. With all the time they would want he would love her from the very beginning until the very end. The speaker refers to the “Flood” (line 8) as the flood of Noah’s Arc in the Bible, which indicates he would love her from the beginning of time. Next, the speaker says, “Till the conversion of the Jews” (line 10), which would indicate the end of time. In the Bible, it is believed that when Christ comes back for his people the Jews will convert to Christianity. Therefore when Christ returns, that will be the end times. In conclusion, the speaker is saying if they had time from the beginning to the very end, his mistress is welcome to continue being shy. In contrary, the speaker and his coy mistress do not have that kind of time to spare, which is the reason he is trying to convince his wife to surrender her virginity.
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and it's foolish for two lovers to postpone a physical relationship. Marvell's piece is structured as a poem, but flows as a classical argument. He uses the three stanzas to address the issues of time, love, and sex. In doing so, he creates his own standpoint and satirizes his audience in the process. Using appeals to ethos, pathos, and logos; logical reasoning; and even a hint of the Rogerian technique - Marvell proves that acting now is essential.
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Andrew Marvell in his poem describes a young man convincing his fair mistress to release herself to living in the here and now. He does this by splitting the poem up into three radically different stanzas. The first takes ample time to describe great feelings of love for a young lady, and how he wishes he could show it. The idea of time is developed early but not fully. The second stanza is then used to show how time is rapidly progressing in ways such as the fading of beauty and death. The third stanza presses the question to the young mistress; will she give herself to the young man and to life? Although each stanza uses different images, they all convey the same theme of living life to the fullest and not letting time pass is seen throughout. Marvell uses imagery, symbolism, and wonderful descriptions throughout the poem. Each stanza is effective and flows easily. Rhyming couplets are seen at the ends of every line, which helps the poem read smoothly.