The Passionate Shepherd to His love & The Nymph's Reply
What is the nymph's attitude about the kind of passionate love expressed by the shepherd in Marlowe's poem?
dismissive
The speakers in the two poems seem to differ in their
understanding of real life
Which gift fro the shepherds in "TPS" suggest that his passion will remain as time passes?
warm slippers with gold buckles
In "TNR" to the the shepherd, the nymph says she might be the shepherd's love if
youth & beauty were to last forever
which excerpt from the pastoral "TPS" best shows in idealized rural setting?
"melodious birds sings madrigals"
What overall picture of rural life does Marlowe's poem convey? What realistic detail rural life does Marlowe omit in his idealized pastoral setting?
Beautiful pretty & he is leaving out the bad things
in lines 1-8 "The Nymph's Rely" The speakers attitude towards the shepherd's word of love is
Disbelief
Whose idea of love—— the shepherd's or the nymph's — will create a more lasting relationship?Why?
Nymph
what does the nymph in "TNR" introduce it to the traditional pastoral scene to convey her feelings?
The idea of decay
In lines 9-12 of "TPS" the shepherd's offer to his love of the bed and the clothes suggests that
The land will provide everything for them
what does the nymph in "TNR" think will destroy the shepherd's natural pleasures
The passing of time
What does the nymph think is wrong with the shepherd's view of love in "TNR"?
The shepherd promise gifts that are not lasting or meaningful
what is the first thing the shepherd promised the nymph in "The Passionate Shepherd to His love"
pleasures
What is the nymph's tone in Raleigh's poem? How is it different from the shepherd's tone?
real, practical; hopeful & careful
