Question

read these lines, from the nypmph's reply to the shepherd. "but could youth last and love still breed,/had joys no date, nor age no need,/then these delights my mind might move/to live with thee and be thy love."according to her words here, under what conditions would the nymph accept the shepherd's love?a. if love lasted forever.b. if she truly loved him in returnc. if a shepherd's life were not so simpled. if a nymph's life were not so filled with sorrow.

Answer 1

The best and most correct answer among the choices provided by the question is the first choice "if love lasted forever"


The poems “The Nymph's Reply to the Shepherd” by Sir William Raleigh, and “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” by Christopher Marlowe have the same central theme, that love and nature are beautiful but don't last forever. Both authors use literary elements to support this central idea.


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