LITERATURE QUESTIONS
MISCELLENEOUS QUESTIONS
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he idealizes her
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he is intimidated by her
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he respects her independence
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -In the third stanza, the shepherd offers the first of many promises he will keep if the woman agrees to come and live with him. He promises to make her “beds of roses.” One bed is not enough; she is deserving of more than one bed, although certainly the couple would have no need for more than one bed.
Detailed explanation-2: -The nymph presents her rejection of the shepherd as really being a rejection of the world. She makes it quite clear to the shepherd that if the world were not so changing and grim the rest of the seasons of the year, she would accept his love offering.
Detailed explanation-3: -In 1599, Christopher Marlowe wrote a poem called “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” This poem has a very idealistic or optimistic point of view, as the shepherd asks his love to come live a simple life with him in the country.
Detailed explanation-4: -"The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” Summary: Stanzas 3-4 He tells her that he would make her a cap of flowers and a kirtle embroidered with myrtle. A kirtle is a piece of clothing frequently worn over a petticoat. In the fourth stanza, he tells his love what they will wear, saying it will all be the finest.