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  • Essay / An Analysis of To His Coy Mistress - 677

    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 appeals very much to the male senses and what some do. We might think of certain women when reading these lines. Andrew Marvell puts it in words that make it seem very acceptable. The first twenty lines of the poem begin to talk about how much this girl means to this particular man. The main character of the poem talks about how he will wait forever to be with her. He mentions that “we would sit and think how to walk and spend our long day of love.” (st. 3-4) His point of view for now is that he wants to take his time and doesn't need to go anywhere. This man definitely wants to plan things to be perfect. Another line from the poem that makes him the gentleman it describes is: “A hundred years should pass to praise thy eyes and upon thy brow.” “(st.13-14) I think he is saying that we will pay homage to his eyes which are so magnificent. Her eyes are so beautiful, that's why he will praise them for a hundred years before they can truly be together. Later it is mentioned that he will each rent his breast for two hundred years. The mood is set: this man definitely wants to be with this woman. He tells 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 little difference in attitude. For now, the guy is thinking, well, maybe we don't have enough time to sit and wait. The Chariot of Time is reported to be rushing nearby. Maybe we don't have enough time anymore. We should hurry up and get going. “Thy beauty shall no more be found, and in thy marble vault shall no more ring.” (st. 25-26) I imagine he is telling her that if we wait too long, you will be dead and then we would never have had the chance. He tries to tell her they should hurry.