Comparison/Contrast Analysis Essay on two Renassance poets: Christopher Marlowe and Sir Walter Raleigh.

The renewed interest in classical learning is the "rebirth," or widely known as the Renaissance. It seemed as if it was a renewal of the human spirit because of the blooming curiosity and creativity. The forms of literature being made were about beautiful things, and they were daring, and passionate. Poets who wrote work of this sort were by no means far and few between, there were many, but two examples are Christopher Marlowe and …

…fact that the speaker's in both stories are incredibly passionate about their feelings. In Marlowe's, the male speaker is passionate about this pleasurable loving desire for this one woman and in Raleigh's, the woman speaker is passionate about getting rid of this guy and giving an in depth explanation to him why he has no chance at all. These two pieces of work are a wonderful reflection of the Renaissance, they exploit passion and creativity.