What is To His Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell all about???
Although Andrew Marvell writes “To His Coy Mistress” in first-person point of view, he presents the poem as the plea of another man (fictional, of course). The poet enters the mind of the man and reports his thoughts as they manifest themselves. The young man is impatient, desperately so, unwilling to tolerate temporizing on the part of the young lady. His motivation appears to be carnal desire rather than true love; passion rules him. Consequently, one may describe him as immature and selfish. It is a ‘metaphysical’ poem – which mocks conventional poetry and is characterised by grand language. If t does follow a logical plan summarized as : (1) We could spend decades or even centuries in courtship if time stood still and we remained young. (2) But time passes swiftly and relentlessly. (3) Therefore, we must enjoy the pleasure of each other now, without further ado. (The conclusion of the argument begins at Line 33 with “Now therefore.
