British Reniassance. Refers of Marlowe

The British Renaissance produced many types of literature for the world to see. Shakespeare, Spenser, and Marlowe all contributed to the shaping of the time period. Christopher Marlowe's 'The Passionate Shepherd to His Love' portrays one of the typical love poems that can be seen from the Renaissance. A man is in search of the love of another girl, or woman. Sir Walter Raleigh wrote a poem in response to this passage of Marlowe's entitled …

…materialism of the former is too hollow to build a relationship upon. Both Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Raleigh made their cases quite nicely, but Raleigh's would most likely win in an argument between the two since the mindset of the time was to be more conservative in your thoughts and your feelings. In the end, the Nymph leaves no hope for the Shepherd and gives him no room to try again. Love is harsh.