Compare the Views of Relationships in ‘the Unequal Fetters’ with Those in ‘to His Coy Mistress’. What Is Suggested About the Different Ways in Which Men and Women View Love?
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Compare the views of relationships in ‘The Unequal Fetters’ with those in ‘To his Coy Mistress’. What is suggested about the different ways in which men and women view love?
‘To His Coy Mistress’ was written by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678). The poem is a metaphysical poem, which was mostly used in the seventeenth century and was classed as a highly intellectual type of poetry and mainly expressed the complexities of love and life; just as this poem is. In brief the poem is about seizing every opportunity in life and not caring about the past or future. In other words ‘seize the day’. The poem also explores the nature of seduction.
‘The Unequal Fetters ’written by Anne Finch (1661-1720) is about how women are locked down in relationships.
Both poems share the same theme of love but they do not share the same view about love in general. The poems differentiate in many ways; they both have very different meanings. 'The Unequal Fetters' was written from the point of view of a woman whereas 'To His Coy Mistress' was by the point of view of a man. This is good because we get different opinions via the two different genders on how they perceived love and how they enforced love in to their life. Although they share the same theme they were written in different times periods which may influence the opinion of love authored by each poet.'The Unequal Fetters' was written in the late seventeenth century early eighteenth, and 'To His Coy Mistress' was written in the mid seventeenth century. 'The Unequal Fetters' concentrates on the tie of women in marriage, and 'To His Coy Mistress' relates to seductive love.
In the 17th century men were seen more independent than women. They were seen as more educated, they had more choices, I were not seen as a second class citizen if they slept around with lots of women and also they were aloud to have affairs with other people after marriage, but if women did so they were seen as scum and were treated like second
Compare the views of relationships in ‘The Unequal Fetters’ with those in ‘To his Coy Mistress’. What is suggested about the different ways in which men and women view love?
‘To His Coy Mistress’ was written by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678). The poem is a metaphysical poem, which was mostly used in the seventeenth century and was classed as a highly intellectual type of poetry and mainly expressed the complexities of love and life; just as this poem is. In brief the poem is about seizing every opportunity in life and not caring about the past or future. In other words ‘seize the day’. The poem also explores the nature of seduction.
‘The Unequal Fetters ’written by Anne Finch (1661-1720) is about how women are locked down in relationships.
Both poems share the same theme of love but they do not share the same view about love in general. The poems differentiate in many ways; they both have very different meanings. 'The Unequal Fetters' was written from the point of view of a woman whereas 'To His Coy Mistress' was by the point of view of a man. This is good because we get different opinions via the two different genders on how they perceived love and how they enforced love in to their life. Although they share the same theme they were written in different times periods which may influence the opinion of love authored by each poet.'The Unequal Fetters' was written in the late seventeenth century early eighteenth, and 'To His Coy Mistress' was written in the mid seventeenth century. 'The Unequal Fetters' concentrates on the tie of women in marriage, and 'To His Coy Mistress' relates to seductive love.
In the 17th century men were seen more independent than women. They were seen as more educated, they had more choices, I were not seen as a second class citizen if they slept around with lots of women and also they were aloud to have affairs with other people after marriage, but if women did so they were seen as scum and were treated like second