ENGL 125 Lecture Notes - Lecture 11: To His Coy Mistress, Kim Addonizio, Andrew Marvell
4 Apr 2019
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Poem: to his coy mistress by andrew marvell. First appeared in an ode as pluck the day in 14 bc. Young and going to die, so we might as well have sex. Time does not last forever, so lets have sex right now . Poet either wrote about sex or god. Assumes he knows exactly what the woman wants. Men"s desire is centered, woman"s desire is projected. Poking fun that men think they know what women want. Asking a question that is distant, could see on a magazine. Answers in a way that is personal, refuses to generalize/stereotype. How clothing can make us feel different. Women are often demonized for exposing skin, so she is rebelling against that notion. Using language usually used in sexist comments differently, for her own power. At the end, there is a turn and it gets deeply personal.
