“The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” By Sir Walter Raleigh Summary: “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd” is Sir Walter Raleigh’s response to a poem written by Christopher Marlowe‚ “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” In the Marlowe poem‚ the shepherd proposes to his beloved by portraying their ideal future together: a life filled with earthly pleasures in a world of eternal spring. Raleigh’s reply‚ however‚ debunks the shepherd’s fanciful vision. While Marlowe’s speaker promises nature’s beauty and
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learn all about German shepherds and their life style. German shepherds are police dogs because they are large‚ strong‚ have a great sense of smell‚ fast‚ strong teeth to bite‚ loyal‚ brave‚ intelligent‚ and a hard working breed. A couple facts about German shepherds and there grooming are German shepherd dogs have a double coat. The outer layer is straight‚ harsh and waterproof and the undercoat is soft and dense. The outer coat sheds throughout the year. Within the German shepherd breed‚ there are three
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Hamlet’s love for his women. In the play "Hamlet"‚ was an unfortunate university undergraduate‚ whose life was disrupted by a series of events‚ including the death of his father and the marriage of his mother to the suspected murderer of his father. Even under such circumstances‚ Hamlet never relinquished his love for the two women he loved‚ Gertrude and Ophelia‚ and instinctively tried to protect them from their reliance on men by feigning madness‚ which ironically caused their demise. As a
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Sorie Kargbo AP World 1A 10-9-12 In Persia "Cyrus the Shepherd" invited a newer‚ more sophisticated government that distinguished it from the previous foundation civilization. In this new government‚ a centralized bureaucracy ruled‚ meaning that while Cyrus was the king and Persepolis was the capital a highly staffed team helped run the empire. Since the Persian Empire was so large‚ Cyrus broke it up into many distinct sections called satraps‚ which had considerable local autonomy (power)
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Character drawing The text under analysis is an extract from the novel "The passionate year" by James Hilton. It concerns the problems a new teacher faces in his class. The protagonist of the extract is a new Master at school for boys‚ Mr. Speed‚ who in fact represents the generalized image of all young teachers. The antagonists are the boys united by the author into the assembly which acts as a whole. Hilton singles out only two pupils‚ “a bright‚ rather pleasant-faced boy” and “a lean‚ rather
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Analysis of “The Passionate Year” by James Hilton 1. The writer The fragments under study are taken from the book “The Passionate Year” written by English writer James Hilton‚ who took education in Cambridge where he wrote his first novel‚ "Catherine Herself". Also he is famous with his books "We Are Not Alone" (1937)‚ "Random Harvest" (1941)‚ "Nothing So Strange" (1947)‚ "Time and Time Again" (1953). 2. The Message The main idea conveyed by the author is to show how difficult it is for
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Everyone has something they are strongly passionate about‚ whether it’s music‚ art‚ dancing‚ or learning. But for someone to be passionate about something‚ there has to be a special event that took place in their lifetime‚ something that really moved them and opened their eyes to something real. This particular passion not only impacted myself‚ but also numerous people around me. I had not thought very hard about how much sports has actually impacted my life until a couple years ago‚ when
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to the Shepherd”1 Sir Walter Raleigh’s nymph believes the shepherd only wants her for her physical beauty‚ and as her beauty fades his shallowness will be revealed. Raleigh proves this intent by contrasting the idealistic world the shepherd offers with the reality they live in‚ and by criticizing the things the shepherd would her. This viewpoint is important because it highlights Raleighs willingness to highlight a point of view usually not heard in sonnets. “If all the world and love were young
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I‚ Santiago the shepherd‚ have finally arrived at the old‚ destroyed‚ and abandoned church with my flock of sheep. An enormous sycamore tree lies where the sacristy used to be. I might as well spend the night here as it is beginning to become dark. When I awoke from my slightly uncomfortable slumber‚ it was still dark. A strange dream kept on waking me up. I have only had the dream twice. However‚ the worst part of the dream is that I never see the ending of it. I always wake up before I see it.
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Marlowe’s The Passionate Shepherd To His Love‚ the themes of unconditional love‚ opulent treasures‚ and vivid imagery are all conveyed throughout the poems but through different point of views. The theme of unconditional love is expressed through the two poems. The poet proclaims his affection for her by telling his “love” that he will give her anything in the world if she would just be with him. “And if these pleasures may thee move‚ come live with me‚ and be my love.”
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