Paired Poem Analysis

Pleasures Do Not Happiness Offer Happiness in life comes from coping with its real challenges . No real happiness can be found by simply living pleasurably and without care Pleasures are temporary and ignoring problems will only postpone attending to bigger ones in the future . Eventually to live life happily we need means not only to make it enjoyable but to make it sustainable In Christopher Marlowe 's The Passionate Shepherd to His Love ' writer portrays an immature and superficial view of how life is to be lived In Sir Walter Raleigh 's

poem The Nymph 's Reply , rejects the proposal of the shepherd on the basis of the fact that what he has to offer is too fragile and immature to sustain life on the long term

In The Passionate Shepherd to His Love , the poet uses the imagery of beautiful rustic landscapes in sunny weather to paint a picture of the ideal life a life of pleasure , a life free from care and a life full of youthful joys . In to bring forward the image of all-encompassing and various types of gratifications , the poet offers enjoyment wherever the lovers may find themselves , in valleys , fields hills , groves , woods or mountains . Then the image of comfort is evoked in the lover 's mind watching the beauty of nature while draped comfortably in fine materials the singing of birds , the beds of roses the cap of flowers , the fine woolen gown and comfortable slippers , the precious ornaments . Finally , the poet...