Compare the Views of Relationships in ‘the Unequal...

Rossano Bhandal 11J 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†¦show more content†¦Biblical references are used as he refers to Noah’s arc and ‘conversion of the Jews’ which is the end of the world. Marvell also uses euphemism ’vegetable love will grow’ where he’s saying he is getting over excited. From line 23 to line 18 the man is trying to persuade her by using hyperbole, flattery and exaggeration. On line 20 the man is telling the women how beautiful she is and how much he loves her. Generally in the first section the man doesn’t think much of the woman respect wise because he’s trying everything possible to get her. One of Andrew Marvell’s techniques was metaphysical poetry, e.g. ‘vegetable love should grow’ and things contrasting between the physical and spiritual. In section two the man is expressing that human life is to short and that no one can embrace and love in the grave. The second section is known as the antithesis and that is the reaction to his original ideas. The first word in the second section is ‘but’ which is a Volta and that means there’s a change in what the man is talking about. The tone gets darker and bleaker because he starts to use imagery of death which is a consequence of not acting on his impulses and his desires. Personification is used when the man says he always hears time’s winged chariot hurrying near which a personification of life is closing in on time. Hurrying is also is a verb. The man says ‘Deserts’ which is insinuating that his sex life is