“To His Coy Mistress” written by Andrew Marvell appears to be a description of a young man striving to seduce his mistress, however Marvell carefully uses a character to examine the theme of time and maintains the objections it creates. and the conditions it imposes on us. Time is made convincing by impressions of carpe diem, beauty and death. The character accentuates the ideas created by these impressions in order to affirm the idea that time passes quickly and therefore we must “seize the day”. In the premise of the poem, Marvell actualizes a picturesque scene where the young man can focus on each day admiring his mistress, he strives to avoid time by wondering "[h]ad we but enough people and of time” (1) by establishing a pattern that does not exist. From the beginning, time is present and the brevity of life is meditated on. If only longevity were not so brief, they would be together every moment of the day: this is indicated by the applied pronoun “we” (3) in the first stanza of the poem. He confirms to his mistress how much he adores and cares for her and he would wrap their lives together. He feels that this is the appropriate time for both of them to enjoy life and does not disagree with her in any way. Marvel goes on to state, “This timidity, madam, was no crime” (2). . By emphasizing this, he insinuates the rejection of the mistress as a real “crime” (2). He believes that the mistress who clings to her virginity has no purpose and that with each passing day she will lose value if time is not taken. Time is short, so the young man often continues to show his admiration for his mistress in the hope of pushing her to take advantage of middle of paper...... and to be approached by him. Marvel alludes to the fact that the “sun” (5) will have to follow them in their lustful adventure. Ending with the vision of the "sun" (5) allows us to see time in its form, it cannot help its passage and they can become one in it. To conclude, “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell completely examines the concepts of carpe diem. , beauty and death. Through these concepts, he maintains how fascinating time truly is. Marvell suggests that on any occasion, you should seize the heat of the moment as there is no point in waiting and wasting an excellent moment as time flies. Works Cited Marvell, Andrew. “To his shy mistress.” Literature and the writing process. Ed. Elizabeth McMahan, Susan X Day, Robert Funk and Linda S. Coleman. 9th ed. Boston: Longman-Pearson, 2011. 570-71. Print.