To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time

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Robert Herrick: Poems

To the Virgins, to Make Much of Time

What does the speaker say about marriage?

Do you think the speaker has a positive or negative view of marriage? Explain your thinking and cite examples from the poem.

Asked by Chanel on 11/30/2013 6:59 PM

Last updated by judy t #197809 on 11/30/2013 7:11 PM

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Answered by judy t #197809 on 11/30/2013 7:11 PM

It seems reasonable to assume that he has a positive view of marriage for the young "Then be not coy, but use your time/ And while ye may go marry" because if one does not, then the narrator says that the "virgin" "may forever tarry." In other words, she may never find someone to take her away from this life.

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