What I see between this two poems is that they both talk about woman in different perspective. In "His coy Mistress" the author speaks about woman, like being a ruby, meaning in the poem woman are special and deserve to be treated the best way. I came to this conclusion because by reading the poem i picked up that woman were someone special to the author. This poem was written by a male. In the other hand we have the poem of Emily Dickson "My life has stood over loaded gun" is written by a woman, who in her eyes man are to be respected, and referred as the owner. Man are also described as the master, also in this poem the author says that "he- may longer live He longer must- than I- For I have the power to kill, Without- the power to dye. It clearly explains that men are everything.
I agree with the difference in interactions of the voices of each poem. In "His Coy Mistress", he clearly worships his lover. In "My life had stood-a loaded gun", there is a dark tone of dominance. Although they are very different, there is a portrayal of a relationship that is not balanced. I agree with you, in a way the male is the master.
ReplyDeleteYes, to chime in on Christy's response, there is a gender dynamic in both poems between the speaker(just as the author is not the narrator in fiction, the poet is not the speaker in a poem)and the person being addressed or spoken about. But does the speaker in Marvell's poem really worship the mistress- note his use of "would" in the first stanza. In Dickinson's poem, who or what is the speaker? Are "men everything"? The speaker in Dickinson's poem state "For I have the power to kill/Without the power to die" (23-24). Is the speaker immortal?
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