Wednesday, October 6, 2010
And the last age should show your heart.
"And the last age should show your heart." This is one of the most sexual lines in 'To His Coy Mistress'. Andrew Marvell writes with lots of sexual meaning. showing ones heart is an expression for making love. The man is preaching to his women and almost telling us that he has her in the bag. Unfortunately this is only his opinion and he believes by giving her all these complements that he has won her over.
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I agree with Eric. Despite all the fancy language used in his writing, the only purpose of this poem is to get his "coy mistress" in bed with him, as if he did not make it already so obvious. This is an over-embellished proposition more or less.
ReplyDeleteI completely agree with you. The fact you pointed out about how Marvell writes with lots of sexual meaning is very righteously correct. You also show good inference in your pointing out of how the man is over confident about his winning over.
ReplyDeleteI was interested by the claim you made here. I looked at this quote also, and surrounded by the lines around it I said that he wants her heart on a deeper meaning, because it's the only body part he said that you wouldn't actually look at, and is essentially the love muscle. The poem however is very sexual in nature, and seeing how it revolves around convincing this girl to sleep with I think you do have a valid point in saying it is one of the most sexual lines of the poem.
ReplyDeleteinteresting debate: is the 'heart' the love muscle, and therefore part of the seduction, or is it a different kind of body part.
ReplyDeleteI also agree with you Eric, I hadn't even thought of it that way. However in response to Dr. Forman's comment I think that both are implied. I think the author uses heart because it is known as the love muscle in the body but I also think he is uses that particular body part as a piece to a greater whole.
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