Herrick and Marvell
the cavalier poets
love and time
common tones
Seize the day
common theme
carpe diem
latin phrase meaning "Seize the day!"; motif that says life is short and time is the enemy
motif
reoccurring theme/symbol
To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time
poem written by Robert Herrick
you could die tommorrow so find someone quickly
the speaker's warning
rosebuds
symbolize beauty, happiness, and marriage, and how you must marry immediately
glorious lamp of heaven
metaphor for the sun in To the Virgins
life is like a race that's constantly spinning and going to be setting soon
How Herrick uses the path of the sun to reinforce his message
Youth
according to Herrick it's great and you experience it first before old age
after you lose your youth you'll have to wait forever to marry and you'll be old
the conclusion of To the Virgins
To His Coy Mistress
poem written by Andrew Marvell
coyness (being shy and modest), because she has no real serious crimes
the Speaker's sweetheart's crime
sit down and think about walking, travel the world and talk with her, and stare at her breasts for 400 years
things the Speaker would do if he had time
he's flattering her
how do these things help his argument
a hurrying Winged-chariot
symbolizes time creeping up on them
by having sex while they're young
how the speaker and his mistress will make the sun run
To His Coy Mistress
the more aggressive poem from the cavalier poets about time
Invocation to the Muse
prayer for inspiration used by the Ancient Greeks when writing epics
Muse
a goddess of the arts (usually Calliope)
Foil
a minor character whose differences are used to highlight the personality of the main character
King James I
appointed 54 scholars and priests to translate the Bible from Greek and Hebrew to an English translation
John Milton
at 44 he lost his wife Mary, his son John, and His eyesight
When I consider How my Life is Spent
poem written by John Milton about how he can't serve God after he lost his eyesight
Jewish God
the god Milton invokes in his invocation to the muse talking about Moses and Mount Sinai
inspiration
what Milton asks the god for
a dove flying over an abyss
how Milton imagines God before he created the world
show the justice of God to men
the purpose of Paradise Lost
envy and revenge
the "infernal serpent's" motivations to deceive the mother of mankind
it doesn't give light, it only gives darkness
the uniqueness of the fire in Hell
Satan
enemy in Hebrew
Beelzebub
Satan's friend
Satan's reaction to his punishment
he feels remorse and guilt for losing the battle and failing his followers
that he shook God's thrown
Satan's claim
the battle's lost but not the war
what though the field be lost?
Beelzebub's reaction
he thinks Satan is superior but questions if they can actually win a battle against God
to do bad things and create a kingdom in Hell to challenge God
Satan and Beelzebub's task
can't be changed by place or time, it's its own place
the mind according to Satan
because at least in Hell he will be free
why Satan prefers to reign in Hell over serving in Heaven