“On
Monsieur’s Departure” and “The Passionate
Shepherd to His Love”
On
Monsieur’s Departure by Elizabeth I
and The Passionate Shepherd to His Love by Christopher Marlow
have one
thing in common. They both speak about love. But they do so in
different ways.
On
Monsieur’s Departure by Elizabeth I
speaks about love and hiding one’s true feelings. She loves this guy
she muses
about in the poem but can’t show her feelings to him, even if he leaves
her. I
assume because she is a queen and he is of lower class. I don’t know
why but
that theory fits this poem perfectly.
The
Passionate Shepherd to His Love by
Christopher Marlow, on the other hand, speaks of a young shepherd
expressing
his love to a beautiful young woman openly. He seems to be begging her
to be
his and promises her beds of roses, simple yet fine clothes, and other
adornments.
I actually like both poems because I am a sucker for love and romance.
