Coy Mistress Vs. To the Virgins

Robert Herrick’s “To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time” and Marvell’s “To His Coy Mistress” share similar themes and are actually very similar poems. To the Virgins basically restates what is argued in the third stanza of Coy Mistress. Each deal with time and how to handle the passing of it; moreover, sending a message about how people should live they’re lives. While common factor is the theme of time and attitude about it, their differences derive from their complexities. To the Virgins has a simple and clear message; seize the day before it is gone forever. However, Coy Mistress describes how he wishes life with her could be but can not because of time. Therefore, the similarities between To the Virgins and Coy Mistress over time is evident but their differences come from the first two stanzas of Coy Mistress; these stanzas turn the poem into a ploy to seduce women while To The Virgins is sincere with out any doubt.