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An Analysis of To His Coy Mistress

The poem, To His Coy Mistress, by Andrew Marvell brings out some actions that some of us have experienced or even thought about in this concise poem. This poem is very appealing to the male senses and what some make are like. Some women could be thought of when this is read. Andrew Marvell puts it in words that make it seem as if it was very acceptable. The first twenty lines of the poem start to talk about how much this girl means to this perticular man. The main character in the poem talks about how he will wait forever to be with her.

He mentions that We would sit down and think which way To walk and pass our long loves day. (st. 3-4) His views as of now are that he wants to take his time and he doesnt have go anywhere. This man certainly wants to plan things out so that it will be perfect. Another line from the poem that makes him the gentleman that he is portraying to be is An hundred years should go to praise Thine eyes and on thy forehead gaze. (st. 13-14) I think he is saying that we will give praise to her eyes that are so magnificent. Her eyes are so beautiful, because of which he will praise them for hundred years before they can truly be together.

Later on it mentions that he will praise her breast each for two hundred years. The mood is set that this man certainly wants to be with this woman. He is telling her how he feels and wants her to understand that he really wants to be with her. In the next twelve lines we begin to see a bit of difference in the attitude. As of now the guy is thinking, well maybe we dont have enough time to sit around and wait. The chariots of time is pointed out by saying that it is hurrying near. Maybe we dont have enough time anymore. We should hurry up and get with it.

Thy beauty shall no more be found, Nor, in thy marble vault shall sound. (st. 25-26) I imagine that he is telling her that if we wait to long then you shall be dead and then we would have never gotten the chance. He is trying to tell her that they should hurry it up. Later on in the poem it talks about how his lust turns into ashes. The reason being is that if she passes away then he would have never gotten the chance of getting her into bed. The man tries to show explain to her why it isnt the best idea to die as a virgin. He wants to help that out.

The last fourteen lines tries to show how passionate it will be. There is no reason why they should wait if it is going to be that intense. Now let us sport us while we may, And now, like amorous birds of prey. (st. 33-34) The man who began telling this woman that he will wait forever, even until the end of time just be with her. Then went to persuading her to hurry things up a bit because they dont have all the time in the world. Now he wants to show her how extreme it will be. Let us roll all our strength and all Our sweetness up into one ball(st. 1-42).

There he describes what it would be like. He thinks that the best thing that could happen is that they can get into bed. As of now that is all he seems to care about. As a guy writing this, I believe that this is not the best approach to use for picking up women. It gives you no chance with anyone else when they find out what you are really like. This poem expressed many feelings that people feel. I think that many people have kind of always wanted to try this way, but just had to much moral to even go through with it.

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