Pastoral Poems Analysis

I compared Let Evening Come and the Passionate Shepherd and his Love, two pastoral poems comparing the beauty of life itself. Both poems romanticize nature, but the way they do it differs throughout each poem. The Passionate Shepherd and his Love uses the beauty of nature to allure his lover into living with him. He remarks on the beauty of, "a thousand fragrant posies, A cap of flowers, and a kirtle" etc. and uses them to lure his lover into living with him as he says, "Then live with me and be my love." Through use of the beauty and purity of nature the poet tries to lead his lover to living and growing with him. On the other hand, Let Evening Come simply romanticizes the nature itself. Through the repetition of the simple phrase, "Let evening come" the poet tries to let in the beauty that is nature and all that comes with it. The author finishes by saying, "God does not leave us comfortless, so let evening come," to show the effortlessness that comes with the evening to allow the reader to understand why there's beauty in nature to the extent, if not more than that of the Passionate Shepard. Through the beauty of these poems we may appreciate all that is inlaced within nature and the power it has on the individual.