2. different time periods
INTERPRET the poem’s
meaning/ideas
ANALYSE HOW
a poet creates this
meaning
UNDERSTAND how
time/context effects
meaning.
SYNTHESISE ideas from
different time periods

3. CLOSED book- you will
be given a poem.
We are looking for
connections- is
the same idea or
theme presented
and is it different
because of culture
or gender?
Not only are you
writing an analysis of
the poem but you then
have to compare this
to an unseen text!

4. See how the FORM
of the unseen text
is different
The question
gives you the
theme/idea
which guides
your essay.
Part of the
skill of A level
is selecting
what is most
relevant to
discuss from
the wide
range of ideas
One of the
Texts is spoken
Language.
You only choose
ONE to compare.

5. The Passionate Shephard to His Love

6. Today… Learning objective: Learning outcome: Assessment Objective:
To be able to EXPLAIN what the PASTORAL genre references.
To be able to identify a variety of poetic and linguistic techniques.
Learning outcome:
At the end of the lesson you will annotated the poem and responded to key ideas.
Assessment Objective:
AO1 – apply concept from linguistic study using subject terminology where appropriate.
AO2 – analyse ways in which meanings are shaped in texts.

7. Starter…

8. The Passionate Shepherd to His Love
BY CHRISTOPHER MARLOWE
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the rocks,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The shepherds’ swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.

9. Meaning:
The poem begins with a request from the speaker and goes on to list a series of promises from the speaker to his love about all the fun they’ll have together if she does agree to be his love.
As the poem moves on, the promises grow increasingly impressive, as though the speaker is getting more and more determined and possibly panicking that she won’t agree.
Eventually, the speaker closes with a conditional: ‘if’ and only ‘if’ she feels moved or impressed by the offers he has made, then please, come and live with him. However, we never hear her reply. Is his love unrequited (look it up!) or not? The question is left hanging….

10. First person possessive pronoun:
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Imperative verbs:
First person possessive pronoun:
Come live with me and be my love,
End focus

11. Foregrounded means the word has been placed at the start of the line.
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Foregrounded means the word has been placed at the start of the line.
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
Prove = experience
Consonance ‘l’
Why? What is the effect?
Foregrounded conjunction
First person plural

12. asyndetic listing + enjambment
Asyndetic listing is when you list items without adding conjunctions between them
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
asyndetic listing + enjambment
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
What is PASTORAL?
Pastoral genre is defined by its clear references to nature and the outdoors. This definition is further exemplified by a freedom from the complexity and corruption of city life.

13. Come live with me and be my love, And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
AABB
Iambic tetrameter = eight syllables. Unstressed/stessed

14. Foregrounded conjunction
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Foregrounded conjunction
And we will sit upon the rocks,
Seeing the shepherds feed their flocks,
Sibilant alliteration
Fricative alliteration
IDYLLIC – Persuasive. Compare to women’s lot in 17th C.

15. By shallow rivers to whose falls Melodious birds sing madrigals.
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Consonance of ‘l’
By shallow rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing madrigals.
Pre-modifying adjective implies harmony and peace
A song, written for a number of voices, without accompaniment.

16. Modal auxiliary makes his words seem like a vow/ a promise - sincere
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Modal auxiliary makes his words seem like a vow/ a promise - sincere
Metaphor – a luxiourious, easy life.
Repetition of the foregrounded conjunction
And I will make thee beds of roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
Hyperbole – exaggeration. Persuasive.
DECLARATIVE MOOD

17. Challenging gender stereotypes – particularly for the era.
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle (a skirt)
Embroidered all with leaves of myrtle; (a shrub)
Garden of Eden imagery – simple/innocent/pure.
‘The Language of Flowers’ associates myrtle with love and marriage

18. A gown made of the finest wool Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Pre-modifying adjective makes it seem as though she will have the best of everything
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty lambs we pull;
First person plural possessive pronoun – sharing/equality.

19. Fair lined slippers for the cold, With buckles of the purest gold;
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
End focus.
Luxury – precious - rare
hyperbole
superlative
Is there something strange about these promises?

20. A belt of straw and ivy buds, With coral clasps and amber studs:
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
All one complex sentence – a developing list of clauses – exaggerating all he is prepared to give.
A belt of straw and ivy buds,
With coral clasps and amber studs:
Unrealistic – fantasy?

21. Conditional conjunction – the speaker wants to make sure?
Abstract noun. Sexual connotations?
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Moves to the second person as the speaker addresses his love
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
Verb suggest emotionally affect/influences
A refrain (repeated part of a poem) which emphasises the persuasive purpose of the poem.

22. Verbs suggest freedom and joy
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Verbs suggest freedom and joy
Young men - assistants
The shepherds’ swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
Abstract noun – sheer abandon and pleasure
May Day is a pagan festival – kept up by ‘country folk’. Perhaps a dig at the strict Puritan life of city dwellers compared to the more liberal, drinking and ‘frisky’ country folk.

23. Was previously pleasures – more innocent and pure?
Not her body or heart – appeals to her mind also – not only interested in her body
Come live with me and be my love,
And we will all the pleasures prove,
That Valleys, groves, hills, and fields,
Woods, or steepy mountain yields.
And we will sit upon the Rocks,
Seeing the Shepherds feed their flocks,
By shallow Rivers to whose falls
Melodious birds sing Madrigals.
And I will make thee beds of Roses
And a thousand fragrant posies,
A cap of flowers, and a kirtle
Embroidered all with leaves of Myrtle;
A gown made of the finest wool
Which from our pretty Lambs we pull;
Fair lined slippers for the cold,
With buckles of the purest gold;
A belt of straw and Ivy buds,
With Coral clasps and Amber studs:
And if these pleasures may thee move,
Come live with me, and be my love.
The Shepherds’ Swains shall dance and sing
For thy delight each May-morning:
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
Was previously pleasures – more innocent and pure?
If these delights thy mind may move,
Then live with me, and be my love.
More of an invitation than a command? Imperative ‘live’ is less bossy that ‘come’?

24. Marlowe was an atheist, a homosexual and
Poet, spy and playwright, Christopher Marlowe was the embodiment of the Elizabethan Golden Age.
English Renaissance
English self-identity, adoption of humanistic ideal, the advancement of English over Latin, the role of religion, the intellectual development of a people and parliament and their gradual alienation from the monarchy.
Discuss each of the highlighted terms and the seeming irony that Marlowe was a man of the city, political, an atheist, a homosexual and yet wrote a simple pastoral poem about a Shepherd and his love.
Marlowe was an atheist, a homosexual and
at the forefront of controversy and questioning of the state.
So why write a poem about a Shepherd?

25. Model response:
How does Marlowe present an idealised view of relationships in his poem?
In Marlowe’s poem he presents an idealised view of relationships by having the speaker promise a life of luxury if his intended will come and live with him.
He promises to make her a ‘gown made of the finest wool.’ The pre-modifying adjective ‘finest’ suggests that the speaker will only provide the very best of resources and items to his ‘love.’
This seems to create an idealised view of relationships as it implies that the speaker thinks that by providing only the ‘finest’ items his ‘love’ will be happy.
The use of rhyming couplets in this poem also adds to this idea as the couplets create a sense of musicality which mirrors life in the countryside. It could be argued however that the rhyming couplets in the poem mask the reality of every day life and almost make false promises to the speaker’s intended partner.
AO1 – linguistic analysis using relevant terminology
AO2 – response to poem’s content and understanding of authorial intention
AO2 – response to poem’s content and understanding of authorial intention
AO1 – linguistic analysis using relevant terminology

26. Evaluate: which one do you agree with and why?
Developing a personal response:
Look at this range of different views about the poem.
• Marlowe presents an idealised view of the countryside and of love. He wants the
reader to enjoy this romantic dream and envy this life.
• The shepherd is not interested in a long-term commitment. He wants a sexual
relationship and is desperately trying to be persuasive.
• The shepherd lives a simple life in which the past and the future does not matter. He is offering all he can so that, together, he and his love can enjoy the beauty of nature.
• The shepherd makes increasingly impossible promises. This is a typical romantic
gesture, which shows how much he wants to be with his love.
• Marlowe is writing ironically about the exaggerations in the shepherd’s promises,
and the unrealistic dreams some town-dwellers have about life in the countryside.
You will need to think about Marlowe’s life and how it affects the poem’s content.
Do some research in to Marlowe and see how it changes your understanding of the poem.
Evaluate: which one do you agree with and why?