His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell by A.D.Hope
His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell
by A.D.Hope
A Perspective:
Sabuj Sarkar
Written almost after three hundred years of Andrew Marvell, A.D.Hope's 'His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell' is a marvellous piece of reply in response to the proposal to the unidentified young woman in Andrew Marvell's poem 'To His Coy Mistress'.
As it is generally seen, the poems of A.D.Hope mean light humour and satire, a sharp self-conscious perusal of the time and society, an alert juxtaposition of thought and a nice blending of wit. 'His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell' is obviously no exception from that. The opening sentence of the first stanza, " Since you have world enough and time/ Sir" immediately reminds us the tone and tempo of Andrew Marvell. And with a subtle note of humbleness, the speaker in A.D.Hope's poem unfurls her argumentative mind which is at once thought provoking and at the same time entertaining.
The delicate beginning in A.D.Hope's poems raises the question on the part of the speaker in Andrew Marvell's poem that he hardly had any knowledge of the art of wooing and that was in no way effective to "win" the heart of a young woman. She also goes on to say:
" All that indeed your poem lacked
Was logic, modesty, and tact,
Slight faults and ones to which I own,
Your sex is generally prone;
But though you lose your labour, I
Shall not refuse you a reply:"
However, the speaker in Hope's poem praises heartily of the poem of Marvell twice: in the beginning and at the end of A.D.Hope's poem -
" The verse was splendid, all admit..."
and again, " Though I am grateful for the rhyme..." Hope's poem is actually a harsh intellectual criticism of the former.
A.D.Hope's poem highlights issues like language and the kind of language employed to the women in Marvell's poem. The speaker directly questions: " A term I deprecate is "coy";/ The ill-bred miss, the bird-brained Jill". It is true that the poem of Hope opens up the long tradition of humiliation in practice in the society in which a majority of the males are habituated to use inappropriate words towards the female counterparts. It is true that certainly there is a gap of three hundred years, but has it been changed totally ? Other problems raised by the speaker in Hope's poem is situational and may vary contextually. Questions like " When from pure blackmail, next you move/ To bribe or lure me into love" may not be very meaningful but is not very uncommon. Hope's poem unfailingly caters food for thought and " His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell" is a perfect example.
“To His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell” by A.D. Hope is a well-known response poems to the infamous poem, “To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell. “To His Coy Mistress” displays Marvell’s desire for some unnamed “mistress” to give him her virginity through topics such as seduction and time.
ReplyDeleteThroughout the poem, the speaker seems to be sarcastic and roasting Mr. Marvell. He insults Mr. Marvell by saying that he is just a “pure blackmail, [who will]… bribe or lure me into love” (line 37-38). By saying this, the speaker is implying that all Mr. Marvell does is use words to lure women and with a sarcastic tone of voice, he even says that he will also end up luring the speaker (a male), as that is what he is good at. The speaker is implying that Mr. Marvell does not really know how to woo a girl and that luring them with kind words does not always work, hence the sarcastic tone.
In “His Coy Mistress”, the speaker’s overall attitude is speaking up for herself and telling her lover how she wants to be more than someone to be used for his needs. You can see this as early as lines 1 and 2 where Finch writes, “Sir, I am not a bird of prey:/a Lady does not seize the day.” This comparison as herself, to a “bird of prey” shows how low Marvell ranks a woman compared to himself.
By Sourav Das Chowdhury
In the poem "His Coy Mistress To Mr. Marvell" A D Hope discusses with his beloved as a coy Mistress. But the beloved
ReplyDeletedoes not like his language. She says he cannot persuades her.his verse is splendid but it lacks of logic and tact.
The poem shows us philosophical point of view. In this world sometimes we want to win someone's heart but we fall. In this poem we see tha poet want to win his beloved's heart but he also fall.
Like William Shakespeare the poet want eternal this poem. He says "The reader will quote those lines,I trust till you and I and they are dust".Hope essentially calls Marvell a crazy pervert for even daring to mention such a nasty thing.Hope essentially calls Marvell a crazy pervert for even daring to mention such a nasty thing.
Poet have power to write anything in his poem. We
Say that poet have licence to speak of ladies in undress such as Thighs, hearts, brows, breasts etc. The beloved does not like it.love is emotional matter.One can't win one's heart by telling such logic.
I have read a poem by Edmand Spenser. Where the poet says that he wrote her beloved's name
in the sand but come the tide and erase it.So here the beloved says"though you lose your labour, I shall not refuse a reply.Though I am grateful for the rhyme and wish you better luck next time.
The language is simple and lucid. The meter of the poem is iambic tetrameter and the rhyme scheme is AABB CCDD and so on just like the original version of the poem written by Marvell. Each line has eight syllables and the last words in each couplet rhyme with each other.
From Hoque saheb.
Thank you sir.
"His coy mistress to Mr. Mararvell" was written by A.D Hope which is a reply on the Andrew Marvell's love proposal through his poetry, named "To his coy mistress". Here in this poetry Hope imagine the Marvell's mistress is unknown and shows here how she reacts on Marvell's proposal which apparently describes in Hopes poetry. In the first stanza A. D Hope speak ridiculously that marvell had a enough time to seduce her through poetry. Hope says as beloved marvell had a great poet and he had a lack of sensitivity in dealing with other and pliablity and respect. He was failed to propose because his love for her generally addicted with sextual volition.
DeleteIn the second and third stanza hope criticise Mr. Marvel by the use of his words "coy" which hope describes as a 'graceless epithet' with 'the ill-bred miss' and 'the bird-brained Jil'. And the other word 'mistress' as a wearing garments of her heart and hope gave many examples of her rejection for his love. According to hopes as his beloved says no women can love anyone by telling about her oldness.
In next two stanza hope says that marvell in his poetry persuaded or tempted her into love but he was failed as lover to agree her for his love but if he passed the test of poetry then he was successful as poet and the reader read this line then it bacomes tarnished. And the coy mistress here compares with "amorous birds of prey". “Times winged chariot” refers here they are near the death. Hope here describes when times fierce or grim chariot take them to the death, they tears at each others like amorous birds.
And in the last three stanza Hope raises a question against marvell's proposal and gives a comment on it. Hopes says here that marvell called her honour a quaint and hope argues that poet have a permit to say all about woman's bodies and raise the question against the way through which marvell express his love. At next hopes gives the idea about patriarchal society and elaborates how a male force a female to woo her and shows us that how a female was obligated for sex in Australian society. Then hopes comments as beloved that if marvell is waiting for her positive reply then it is his Misconception. Furthermore Hopes comments that marvell should have need to use spirit than vain words or prattled in poetry for his proposed. And at the end line of this poem hope says him goodbye and wishes a better luck for the next time through his poetry.
Australian poet A D Hope's poem "To His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell" is a kind of a fitting reply to the famous and controversial poem "To His Coy Mistress" by Andrew Marvell , much in the fashion of Carol Ann Duffy's poems from her collection namely "The World's Wife".As Hope is the spokesperson of the plight of Australian aboriginals , in the same way he here raises his voice for traditionally marginalised womanhood by providing the point of view of the so called 'coy mistress' . The female narrator abhors the idea of being coy and emerges as a bold , witty and intelligent modern woman who can negate a proposal.For her no means no. By adding his characteristic satirical slant , Hope presents the traditionally dominated 'mini narrative' of a lady over the 'grand narrative' of the male lover in Marvell's poetry.Lacking the ability of wooing , the male lover reminded the mistress of grave and of worms who would molest the lady's virginity after her death which according to the lady and may be for all women is not an enjoyable thought; almost a blackmail or threat to her. She tears asunder the veil of romance surrounding the blatant misogyny of the crazy pervert in Marvell's poem.She subtly questions the idea of male description of female body and the inherent voyeurism and 'male gaze' in it ,though she apparently calls the sensual description of a woman's body as natural .The term mistress which bears negative connotation is objected by her as her presumed ancient shyness does not mean that she is least interested in the man.She hates the male lover's idea of being a sex toy and asserts her individuality. The irony reaches its peak when she commends his verse but blatantly refuses his nasty proposal.
ReplyDelete"His coy mistress to Mr. Marvell" was written by Australian poet A.D Hope. It's a reply to Andrew Marvell's "To his coy mistress" which is a love proposal through his poetry. In this poem, "coy mistress" rejects Marvell's proposal. In the first stanza, she clearly says that she is not interested to have sex with him. She says that a best way to win a woman's heart, a man should be "modest, candid, true", but not "Neither cajole nor condescend". In Andrew Marvell's poem "To his coy mistress", Marvell forces the lady to love him and sex with him as time is running out and also death is approaching. But in reply, the lady in this poem argues that she is a woman and not a "bird-brained jill". Also she says that just because death is approaching it doesn't mean that she has to love someone. In this poem there is a tone of mockery and satire. A.D Hope criticizes Marvell's use of words "Coy mistress". He calls his lady love "coy" as she is not interested in him. Instead of respect her, his only focus is in the patriarchal society. In the last stanza, A.D Hope tells Mr. Marvell that a man should be truthful to his lady love and also wish him better luck for the next time.
ReplyDeletePrity Kundu
A metaphysical poem , "To His Coy Mistress" by the English author , Andrew Marvell , is a love proposal to his beloved .But A.D. Hope excessively criticises the usage of ironical word of Andrew Marvell in his poem "His Coy Mistress To Mr. Marvell". A.D. Hope addresses himself as Marvel's beloved to answer Marvell's proposal of sleep with him . He discloses here why she denied Marvell's love proposal. Mr. Marvell had enough time to write such ridiculous word about her beloved, but he never tried to think about passion of love for her, except physical relation. Hope is mocking the lack of skill of the speaker in trying to persuade the mistress to sleep with him, and partly blames it on the fact that he is, well, a man. Marvell had crossed his limits to write about seduce her for sexual relation through his proposal. According to A.D. Hope a woman will never accept one's proposal like this ,when he ignores to love her oldness. A.D. Hope criticises Andrew Marvell for the usage the word , 'coy mistress' , Marvell shows his beloved as a 'coy' for deny his proposal, every woman has their own right to deny or accept a proposal of physical relationship.
ReplyDeleteAccording to A. D. Hope Mr. Marvell gave his importance to the patriachal society not to her dignity . And a woman can never agree with it . A.D . Hope ,in the last stanza , praises Marvell's outstanding structure and rhyme . But she clearly denies his proposal for such imperfect thinking.
To His Coy Mistress to Mr.Marvell
ReplyDelete-By A.D Hope
Australian poet A.D Hope's poem "To His Coy Mistress to Mr Marvell" is a poem about a reply to marvell's famous poem "To His Coy Mistress".
In this poem Hope imagines that marvell's mistress is unknown. He shows here how she reacts on marvell's proposal which apparently describes in his poem.
In the first stanza Hope speaks that Marvell had enough time to persuade her through the poem. In stanza second and third Hope critically comment Mr. marvell by the use of his word "Coy" which describes as a "great less epithet".
Hope gives an idea about patriarchal society where how a male force a female to woo her and shows us that how a female was obligated for sex in Australian society.
"His Coy Mistress to Marvell", a well known poem by Australian poet A.D.Hope, is a stern reply to the metaphysical poet Andrew Marvell for his misogynistic view in his poem, "To His Coy Mistress". "To His Coy Mistress” by Andrew Marvell and the parody of it, “From His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell” by A.D. Hope, show different perspectives of men and women and how courting in “love” should work. In Marvell's poem,he shows a man trying to convince a woman to make love , at the beginning he is telling her that his love will continue to grow for her, then he drastically changes his mood and tells her 'coy'. Hope parody poem shows, on the other hand, all the faults in the man's approach to courting. He says that Marvell's 'poem lacked...logic, modesty and tact". The tone of this poem is mocking and satirical as the "coy mistress" repeats several parts of Marvell's proposals and then rejects it. Hope's poem suggests that the woman wants absolutely nothing of the sort that the speaker in Marvell's poem was inciting. She says that his method and approaches of claiming her that they need to have sexual relationship is stupid, for "no woman's won by being told how quickly she is growing old" and he is not only blackmails her but alsobribes her. The speaker in hope's poem takes on the voice of the mistress and claims that woman are not the sort of "thing" that is to be taken for granted.
ReplyDeleteHope's poem is somehow paralleled in Kamala Das' poetry like "someone else song" and Seven ages of woman. In the patriarchal society, woman are treated as to worth nothing and also men can't accept a 'no' from a female. Hope, being the spokesman of the 'coy mistress' gives a sarcastic clap back to Marvell's proposed questions. Hope makes it very clear that the coy mistress would not havebeen the least interested due to Marvell's blatant misogyny.
By Madhurima Dutta
A.D. Hope's poem ' His Coy Mistress To Mr. Marvell' is basically a reply to Marvell's poem ' To His Coy Mistress'. Actually ,Marvell tries to convince his mistress to enjoy sexual pleasure in his poem 'To His Coy Mistress'.He even threatens his mistress.Marvell's logic is that death will destroy her charm and beauty,so she should not waste her time.In Hope's poem , the lady gives her reaction.Here , she is not coy .She is very confident.To her, there is a lack of modesty and genuineness in Marvell's proposal.She expresses her concern regarding her self-respect.So Hope's poem ' His Coy Mistress To Mr. Marvell' can be analyzed as a resistance to the stereotypical idea of patriarchal society which considers woman as a object of giving sexual pleasure.To the lady, Marvell's poem is very exaggerative.But she does not find any dignity in Marvell's demand .So she completely rejects his proposal.
ReplyDeleteBy MEGHA MANDAL
A.D. Hope was not only an Australian poet but also an essayist, critic, teacher and academic. He made himself distinguished by his unconventional utterances and attitude. He rejects narrow nationalistic themes for poetry and holds high regard for classical decorum and formal order. He writes on social themes in a satirical vein. A.D. Hope's poem "From His Coy Mistress To Mr. Marvell" is basically a satire written in an ironic tone. The speaker in Hope's poem presents that she feels that Marvell's lines are inappropriate and not the proper way at all to lure someone into wanting to have sex,but feels more like blackmail. The speaker in the first poem (i.e. Marvell's "To His Coy Mistress")assumes that the woman he is speaking to wants to be with him. But the second poem (i.e. Hope's" From His Coy Mistress To Mr. Marvell) suggests that the woman absolutely nothing of the sort that the speaker in Marvell's poem was inciting. She says that his method and approach of claiming that they need to have sexual relations is stupid ,for "no woman's won by being told /How quickly she is growing old", and he not only blackmails her in the attempt at persuation, but bribesher. However, the speaker looks "less at the bait than at the hook",seeing that the offer is not worth it to her.
ReplyDeleteThe poem has a very humorous yet condescending tone. The author is mocking the lack of skill of the speaker in trying to persuade the mistress to sleep with him, and partly blames it on the fact that he is,well, a man. She calls him out, questioning "who gave him leave /To wear her heart upon your sleeves?", upset at the entitlement that he feels he has over her.
'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell is considered a carpe diem poem,putting emphasis on momentary enjoyment than larger future possibility.The speaker there tried to convince his mistress to have physical pleasure.
ReplyDelete'His Coy Mistress to Mr.Marvell' A.D.Hope takes all the points to suggest the speaker failure to lure his mistress.He says that the poet tries his level best at composing a poem with splendid rhyme but at its core it lacks logic, symmetry.He says-
"All that indeed your poem lacked
Was logic, modesty, and tact, (10)"
He gradually takes the role of the mistress.He says that if a mistress is to be impressed ,he should go on confessing what he has in his mind.He may not have to persuade her by pompous imagery ,rhetoric.Hope is very much influenced by the lady's being described as 'coy'.He is very much opposed to the fact that the lover wants to take complete possession over her.He says-who gave [him] leave To wear [her] heart upon his sleeve” (25-26).
All the more the poet here tries to stick to the point that love as a passion does not come merely from force or desire.It is the quality that sprouts of a noble heart without any effort at all.It is soul-searching process that connects two different humble to its one central point namely 'faith'.
Alec Derwent Hope was an Australian poet and essayist. Many considered AD Hope to have been an often controversial figure who used an erudite mind and a wicked wit to devastating effect as a critic. Critics of his work, however, found a romantic and passionate impulse within the formal constraints of some of his poetry. David Brooks, who edited AD Hope's most recent edition of poetry, considered that some of his poems were among the strongest poems ever written by an Australian, real praise indeed.
ReplyDeleteIn "To his Coy Misteress to Mr.Marvell" A.D.HOPE seems to be roasting and sarcastic to Mr.Marvell's poetry "To His Coy mistress". AD Hope expresses that all the words Mr.Marvell has used is to lure women and with a sarcastic tone of voice, he even says that he will also end up luring the speaker(a male), as that is what he is good at. In the " To his Coy misteress" by Andrew Marvell the poet only meant sexual desires what actually Marvel meant to a women. It shows the patriarchal thinking by Mr. Marvell. AD HOPE in his poetry demands equal access to men and women. He expresses that womens should be loved instead of using them like an object. This is best expressed in lines - 31 and 32 when the mistress says "shall i be moved to love you, pray/ By hints that i must soon decay?", It shows that the mistress does not seem to be interested in the speaker; after all, he did insult her by calling her old which the speaker in the first poem probably does not even realize. From this lines we can assume that the second poem suggests that the speaker of the first poem might think too highly of themselves. This is because they had assumed that the mistress in the first poem by Andrew Marvell would do anything to be with that speaker. Marvell's use of language is inappropriate for a women even for the society, it is harmfull as express by AD Hope in his poetry. AD HOPE added that Marvell's poetry lacked logic, modesty and tact, with faults and generally prone to sex as he does not believe that if he ask a women to have sex, the will agree. AD HOPE also expressed his sadness on how Mr.Marvell called the mistress in his poem old which "No woman's won by being told/ How quickly she is growing old", as Mr.Marvell Believes all women like to look young and beautiful.
AD HOPE tells Mr.Marvell that instead of addressing he should have "prattled less of graves and worms", but instead focus in wooing her with actions. Words only go a long way when you are trying to entice somebody, and insulting then does not help him in anyway. The speaker even says in the ending lines " I wish you better luck next time" , as he knows that Mr.Marvell's attempt to woo the mistress in the first poem was a completely and utter disaster as that is not how he get a girl to look his way. The poem has a rhyme scheme in the seven stanzas which makes the poem more interesting to read and feel.
By - Gourav Guha.
A.D Hopes famous and powerful poem "His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell" is a response to Andrew Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress". This poem is very much satirical and full of mockery.
ReplyDeleteMarvell's poem is logicless, has no manner as Hope says that Marvell's poem "lacked
Was logic, modesty, and tact."
In this poem " cow mistress " rejects the proposal of Marvell. She says that she is not a " bird-brained Jill" nor an object. The mistress do not want any physical bonding with him. According to the mistress a man has "to be modest, candid, true." And also should prove to her lady that he loves her by his actions to won his women's heart.
In the poem "To His Coy Mistress " we can see that Marvell has no respect for his mistress as he calls her 'coy' just because she has rejected his proposal where he demanded to make physical relationship with him.
And in the poem "His Cow Mistress to Marvell" , the the mistress's words are very much strong and she demands respect . She says, " Had you addressed me in such terms/ And prattled less of graves and worms, (85)/ I might, who knows, have warmed to you; /But, as things stand, must bid adieu/ (Though I am grateful for the rhyme)/ And wish you better luck next time."
The poem of Marvell portrays the idea of a patriarchal society where women are taken for granted to the men and A.D. Hope is against that.
A.D.Hope was an Australian poet whose frankly erotic and biting satirical style brought him instant notoriety. Hope published his reply to Andrew Marvell's poem " To his coy Mistress" in 1978.
ReplyDeleteThe poem "To his coy Mistress"by Andrew Marvell is spoken by a male lover to his female beloved as an attempt to convince her to sleep with him. The speaker argues that the Lady’s shyness and hesitancy would be acceptable if the two had “world enough, and time.” But because they are finite human beings, he thinks they should take advantage of their sensual embodiment while it lasts.
He tells the lady that her beauty, as well as her “long-preserved virginity,” will only become food for worms unless she gives herself to him while she lives. Rather than preserve any lofty ideals of chastity and virtue, the speaker affirms, the lovers ought to “roll all our strength, and all / Our sweetness, up into one ball.” He is alluding to their physical bodies coming together in the act of lovemaking.
Hope responds by saying, " No woman's won by being told, How quickly she is growing old;Nor will such ploys,when all is said,serve to stampede us into bed".
In response to Marvell, Hope imagines the “coy mistress” rejecting Marvell’s proposal in a ladylike manner and mocking his poetry. In stanza one, the “coy mistress” makes it clear that she is not persuaded to have sex with him and that she disapproved of his atrocious poem. She then goes on to discuss that she is disgusted by the fact that he had the nerve to call her “coy” and his “mistress” as if she was stupid and desperate for him and establishes that she is a woman, not a “bird-brained Jill.” Afterwards, she insults his poetry in a humorous matter and makes it clear why he has no chance in getting with her due to his awful attempt to win her over. Lastly, she offers Marvell advice on the “best way to a woman’s heart” (which is to be honest and true, to show love through actions, and to not rush) and politely dismisses him.
Hope makes it obvious that the coy Mistress would not have been the least bit interested due to Marvell's blatant misogyny.
A.D Hope's poem 'His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell' is a well known response to Andrew Marvell's poem To His Coy Mistress. The poem was written in 1990's. In this time women started to fight for their equal rights and try to become independent. In the poem of Andrew Marvell the theme of carpe diem is presented. If there were world enough and time, the lady’s coyness would not be a crime. In A.D Hope's poem the tone of the speaker is very rude because of calling her 'Coy Mistress'. Marvell's poem suggests, the lady is too reluctant to be physically demonstrative of her love. But in A.D Hope's poem she opposed it by telling him that she is not interested in physical relationships. In Hope's poem there is many evidence that she too supports the idea of women being able to deny what is expected of them and allow women to live as they please. In the poem, the narrator states that “Slight faultd and ones to ehich I own, Your sex is generally prone.” This quote is significant in the aspect of that the narrator admits that she herself has faults, but males tend to have a better luck with obtaining faults.
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ReplyDeleteAustralian poet A.D.Hope's poem "To His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell" is a poem about a reply to Marvell's famous poem "To His Coy Mistress".
ReplyDeleteMarvell's poem is logicless,has no manner as Hope says that Marvell's poem "lacked was logic, modesty, and tact.
In the poem of Andrew Marvell the theme of carpe diem is presented.If there were world enough and time, the lady's coyness would not be a crime.Hope makes it obvious that the Coy Mistress would not have been the least bit interested due to Marvell's blatant misogyny.
Andrew Marvell is known for his odd writing style and beautifully metaphysical poetry. He writes about love and life, and plays with elements of time and space. He is most famous for his poem “To His Coy Mistress.” The poem concerns love, romance, and the aphorism “carpe diem” – living life to the fullest. But A.D, Hope excessively criticises the usage of ironical word of Andrew Marvell in his poem '' His Coy Mitress To Mr. Marvell'', A.D. Hope's poem ''To His Coy Mistress to Mr Marvell'' is apoem about a reply to Marvell's famous poem ''To His Coy Mistress''.
ReplyDeleteAccording to A.D. Hope a woman will never accept one's proposal like this ,when he ignores to love her oldness . A.D. Hope criticises Andrew Marvell for the usage the word ' coy mistress' ,Marvell shows his beloved as a 'coy' for deny his proposal , every woman has their own right to deny or accept a proposal of physical relationship.Hope responds by saying “No woman’s won by being told, How quickly she is growing old; Nor will such ploys, when all is said, Serve to stampede us into bed”. Marvell has overestimated his own appeal and ended up sounding condescending and demeaning. This suggests that Marvell had a superiority complex and was also misogynistic, two things that immediately trigger the fight or flight response in a woman.
The last three lines of the poem “But, as things stand, must bid adieu, (Though I am grateful for the rhyme), And wish you better luck next time” is a sarcastic clap back to Marvell’s proposed questioned. Hope makes it obvious that the coy mistress would not have been the least bit interested due to Marvell’s blatant misogyny.
'' To his Coy Mistress'' is a metaphysical poem by the English author Andrew Marvell . He writes about love and life.His Coy Mistress to Mr. Marvell'' was written by A.D. Hope which is a reply on the Andrew Marvell's love proposal through his poetry , named ''To his Coy Mistress''.
ReplyDeleteIt is very clear that this poem possesses a sarcastic tone. Hope says “But I, your destined prey, must look, Less at the bait than at the hook, Nor, when I do, can fail to see, Just what it is you offer me”. She tells Marvell that he’s putting in all of this work to persuade the mistress when he has nothing at all to offer her. Hope is basically saying “You wrote a decent poem and all but what exactly am I supposed to be getting excited for? Right, you’re not getting any keep it in your pants buddy”. A.D. Hope criticises Andrew Marvell for the usage the word ' coy mistress' ,Marvell shows his beloved as a 'coy' for deny his proposal , every woman has their own right to deny or accept a proposal of physical relationship.
Marvell once again tries to scare the mistress with the thought of dying alone and Hope responds by saying “But — well I ask: to draw attention, To worms in — what I blush to mention, And prate of dust upon it too! Sir, was this any way to woo?”. Reminding a woman that she is going to die and be molested by worms is definitely not something that most women would find sexy. Hope essentially calls Marvell a crazy pervert for even daring to mention such a nasty thing.The last three lines of the poem “But, as things stand, must bid adieu, And wish you better luck next time” is a sarcastic clap back to Marvell’s proposed questioned. Hope makes it obvious that the coy mistress would not have been the least bit interested due to Marvell’s blatant misogyny.
"His Coy Mistress To Mr. Marvell" is a metaphysical poem by Australian poet A D Hope. AD Hope is known for his satirical slant. He wrote a book of "answers" to other poems. "His Coy Mistress To Mr Marvell" is one of them. In this poem Hope is replying to the English poet Andrew Marvell' s poem "To His Coy Mistress".
ReplyDeleteThrough this poem AD Hope represents the objectification and mistreatment of women in Marvell's poetry. In "To His Coy Mistress" Marvell displays his desire for a unnamed "mistress", who will give her virginity to him. He expresses seduction and time through lines such as - "Coy Mistress", "birds of prey", "Times winged chariot". In his poem AD Hope takes the voice of unknown "mistress" and mocks at Marvell's poetry. He is complaining about how disgusting Marvell's proposition about a woman is. In this matter Hope emphatically raise a question towards Marvell that -" Sir, is this any way to woo?"
The overall attitude of Marvell for his lover does not portray any modesty, truthfulness or kindness that can win a woman's heart. It seems like blackmailing or much appropriate to persuade a "reluctant maids". Here the "mistress" is repelled by Marvell's idea of rushed love and the fact that it is meaningless and not true love. The author also asserts that just because time is running out or death is approaching towards woman that does not mean to force a woman to love someone she doesn't have strong feelings for.
Basically In "His Coy Mistress To Mr Marvell" AD Hope sarcastically clap back to Marvell's proposed question and end his poem with this sarcastic lines-
" But, as things stand,must bid adieu
(Though I am grateful for the rhyme)
And wish you better luck next time."
-by Gargee Hembram
'The Death of the Bird' is a poem by Alec Derwent Hope ,who is an Australian poet.This poem is a very strange piece of artistry.It deals with the helplessness of a tiny creature in the face of vast influential nature.
ReplyDeleteThe bird takes its last migratory tour which embodies it's struggle with life.Feeling very unaccomodable ,it suffers for a warmful place.It cares for its brood and it adjusts it's nest wherever it feels itself comfortable.
Adjustment or better can be said a sense of adaptation is a very 'need to be done' thing in any creature like a tiny bird.
Life throws at its every situation many severe situations.The bird does not leave any attempt to show its resoluteness.But it is nothing but an insignificant creature before the giant like inevitability.
Age is an inevitable aspect in life.Whatever one puts to defend oneself proves lastly a futile endeavour.Again one's death is a just addition to natural calamity.No existence is crucial to it.Everything goes on its own rhythm.Death is a mere addition to the natural process that draws its sustenance by running back and forth through its every course of recycling.
The bird ,with all its sentimental attachment to family relations,could not but give in to nature's tribulation.Happiness is a just 'speck' that runs from one hemisphere to another just to add to the process of inflation.Life cares nothing to care for.It takes no interest to cater anyone with anything necessary.Death tolls it's cruel hand on anyone at anytime irrespective of any human constructions like race, culture,sex,status.
A.D.Hope's poem" His Coy Mistress to Mr.Marvell " is a reply to the poem of Mr.Andrew Marvell's poem" To His Coy Mistress". The poem"His Coy Mistress to Mr Marvell" is a satirical or humorous poem.The speaker of the poem mocks the way of Marvell's proposing to a female.He says beauty is temporary and death will destroy all of your grace so she cannot waste her time, simply he proposes her to physical with him. But normally he lost his love. So we may say that the poem" His Coy Mistress to Mr Marvell" is show a way how to propose a female and win her love,or how to find a true soulmate.
ReplyDeleteWe know very welfully that we live in a patriarchal society,so many of the male members try to impose their love to the female forcefully without knowing, what the female want or is she loves him or not. Then it becomes an unhappy couple.
A.D Hope says that a woman's heart cannot win by saying that the process of growing old of her is so quick,-
" How quickly she is growing old" nor by ploys or by forcing her to physical. These seem blackmails to her.If you try to cajole or show you are merciful and pitiful towards her she will not accept your proposal.
The best way of winning a woman's heart is to be modest,honest, kind and truthful. By telling her how much you love her, at first confess it and show your real and true love for her. A love must have to be innocent if you want it to be long lasting,if the main aim is to physical and sexual pleasure then it will be temporary and short lasting as beauty is temporary like the bank of pricks. If one follow the way to win a woman's heart he can find a true life partner or true soulmate, otherwise he finds reply-
" ( Though I am grateful for your rhyme)
And wish you better luck next time".
Written by Ashma Pervin