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ASPECTS OF LOVE IN THE RENAISSANCE
The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
And
The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd
5-MINUTE WARM UP
In writing pastoral poetry the words must
be selected for musical quality as well as
meaning.
While reading a poem by Christopher
Marlowe, my glasses slipped down my
nose.
ANSWERS:
In writing pastoral poetry one must
select the words for musical quality as well
as meaning.
While I was reading a poem by
Christopher Marlowe, my glasses slipped
down my nose.
IMAGINING PARADISE
Think of a beautiful place.
Create a web, with the place name in
the middle and words and phrases
surrounding it that best describe the
images you associate with that place..
IMAGINING PARADISE
Which of your images do you consider
realistic?
Which would you describe as
romantic or idealized?
PASTORALS
Poems presenting shepherds in the country, usually
idealized.
Used in the Renaissance to convey thought and
feelings about love, among other subjects.
And we will sit upon the rocks,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks.
Note examples of pastoral life as you read. Cite line
numbers.
IN YOUR NOTES:
Cite examples of pastoral life quote and line #
Compare and contrast the two speakers’
perspectives on love.• Choice of words when addressing the other in the
poem.• Evidence of each speaker’s motivation.• Each speaker’s attitude about life.
THE PASSIONATE SHEPHERD TO HIS LOVE
What overall picture of rural life is conveyed by
this poem?
Find examples of alliteration in lines 17-20.
What is being emphasized by the use of alliteration
there?
THE NYMPH’S REPLY TO THE SHEPHERD
What does line 2 imply about the nymph’s attitude toward
Marlowe’s shepherd?
Refer to your notes on Marlowe’s poem. What do the
speakers imply about their feelings toward the idea of love?
Find examples of alliteration in lines 9-12. Discuss the
meaning of the emphasis.
Which aspect of the ideal rural life does the nymph rebut
here?
WRAPPING IT UP
How would you describe the nymph’s attitude toward life?
Do you agree with the nymph’s reasons for not accepting
the shepherd’s offer? Why or why not?
On the basis of the first and last stanzas, what do you think
might convince the nymph to accept the shepherd’s offer?
Looking at your notes, what is the debate between the two
speakers of these poems all about : which of the two
speakers’ attitudes is closer to your own?
HOMEWORK OPTION NUMBER 1
Writing: Write a modern parody of “The Passionate Shepherd
to His Love.” In place of the shepherd, substitute a person with
a different job, and select an appropriate setting. Before you
begin, identify the rhyme scheme of the poem and describe the
rhythm (pattern of stressed and unstressed syllables). Use this
same scheme in your parody. ALSO, develop a tone that is
appropriate for the speaker. Your poem should also refer to
some of the items the speaker would use in his or her job.
OPTION NUMBER 2
Using contemporary English and modern
references, but expressing the same sentiments and
ideas as those in the two poems, write a script with a
partner of a modern phone conversation in which the
shepherd tries to persuade the nymph to accept his
offer. Then act it out for us on Friday.
OPTION 3FOR ADVANCED SKETCH ARTISTS ONLY
Create a single drawing or painting that depicts
the contrasting scenes described in the two poems.
THIS OPTION BY PERMISSION OF THE
TEACHER, ONLY!
INFORMAL ASSESSMENT: PASTORALS
Pastoral poems can be analyzed in he areas of
tone, setting, characterization, language devices,
and musical/tonal qualities.
List aspects of each quality and cite examples from
“The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” and “The
Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd.”
Write a definition of pastoral poems using at least
four of the qualities listed here and giving examples
from the poems.