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Men and women often think, and behave differently in relation to love. Write about 'to his coy mistress' and 'our love now', comparing how poets have presented men's, or women's attitudes
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Men and women often think, and behave differently in relation to love. Write about 'to his coy mistress' and 'our love now', comparing how poets have presented men's, or women's attitudes 'To his coy mistress' was written in the seventeenth century, society then was patriarchal - where males were dominant - and women had little power or status, other than being the wives of rich, powerful men. Also, in this era, men were derogatory towards women, the women were seen as possessions of men, and as mere sexual prey. In the twentieth century, where 'our love now' was written, there is now an egalitarian society, brought on by feminism. In today's era, women are financially, and politically independent, 'our love now' is reflective of this. 'To is coy mistress' is one sided, and male dominated. The poets aim of the poem is to persuade his mistress to sleep with him, and is...
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