To His Coy Mistress

"But at my back I always here time's winged chariot hurrying near." In Andrew Marvell's poem "To His Coy Mistress," Marvell's attempts to woo his lover into being with him before time runs out. Similar to Mr. Collins' proposal in Pride and Prejudice, Marvell lists reasons why the two should be together; negleting the idea of love iteself. Not only does he mock her virginity, but he also mocks her looks as he says that they will soon fade. In Stanza 1, Mavell uses the conditional to show his lover all the possibilities of their relationship and how vast his "love" for her truly is. Once declaring his love, Marvel uses the idea of Carpe Diem to persuade his lover to stay away from the "winged chariot" and choose to be with him in the "marble vault" forever. By starting his poem with all of the endless possibilities and stressing their youth, Marvel's ending highlighting the essence of time contributes greatly towards to his argument to his lover.