Essay plans

Question 1

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about passion

Answer 1

Non sum qualis and

Question 2

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about barriers to love

Answer 2

Both Fitzgerald and Wyatt’s “Who so list to hount” present class division and social status to act as a barrier to love.

Both Fitzgerald and Marvell’s “To his coy mistress” present time as a barrier to love. However both show individuals striving to defy these boundaries.

Question 3

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about love and loss

Answer 3

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum qualis” Present the loss of love to result in obsession.
Both Fitzgerald and Rossetti’s “Remember” present the memory of love to strive despite loss.

Question 4

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about erotic desire

Answer 4

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum qualis” present an obsession to fulfil erotic desire.

Both Fitzgerald and Marvell’s “To his coy mistress” present erotic desire to ultimately corrupt men and deplete their morals.

Question 5

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about power dynamics in
relationships

Answer 5

Both Fitzgerald and Rossetti’s “Remember” highlight conflicting power dynamics in relationships. (Myrtle and Wilson + the speaker and her lover aspects of control)

Both Fitzgerald and Wyatt’s “Who so list to hount” highlight the passive role females play in relationships in the face of male dominance (Tom and the hunter)

Question 6

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about women’s roles in
relationships

Answer 6

Both Fitzgerald and Wyatt’s “Whoso list to hount” highlight the passive role that women play in relationships. (Tom and the hunter)

Both Fitzgerald and

Question 7

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about love and time

Answer 7

Both Fitzgerald and Marvell’s “To his coy mistress” present time as an enemy of love, suggesting that love should be expressed and enjoyed in the time that individuals do have.

Both Fitzgerald and Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116” present love as able to defy the boundaries of time.

Question 8

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about love and distance

Answer 8

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum qualis” present distance between lovers to result in obsession.

Both Fitzgerald and Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116” present true love to defy distance.

Question 9

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about love and death

Answer 9

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum Qualis”

Both Fitzgerald and Rossetti’s “Remember” present the memory of love as immortal beyond the death of lovers.

Question 10

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about the futility of love

Answer 10

Both Fitzgerald and Marvell’s “To his coy mistress” present love as futile due to the inevitability of time and its destruction.

Both Fitzgerald and Wyatt’s “Who so list to hount” present the futility of love, suggesting it will ultimately result in suffering.

Question 11

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about love and class

Answer 11

Who so list to hount and The ruined maid

Question 12

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about marriage

Answer 12

The Flea and Sonnet 116 (The Garden of Love or who so?)

Question 13

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about appearance and reality

Answer 13

La Belle dame sans Merci and The ruined maid

Question 14

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about fidelity

Answer 14

Non Sum Qualis and the Scrutiny

Question 15

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about attitudes to sexuality

Answer 15

To his coy mistress and The ruined maid

Question 16

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about unrequited love

Answer 16

Non sum Qualis and Who so list to hount

Question 17

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about obsession

Answer 17

Non sum Qualis and Who so list to hount

Question 18

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about devotion

Answer 18

Non sum Qualis and Sonnet 116

Question 19

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about the permanence of love

Answer 19

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum Qualis” present the permanency of love as destructive. Both show how love is permanent despite it being unrequited.

Both Fitzgerald and Rossetti’s “Remember” highlight the permanency of the memory of love.

Question 20

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about love and isolation

Answer 20

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s Non sum Qualis present the loss of love to ultimately isolate individuals.
Both Fitzgerald and Rossetti’s “Remember” how love can strive in isolation.

Question 21

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about the effects of being
rejected by a lover

Answer 21

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum qualis” present the rejection of a lover to cause obsession.

Both Fitzgerald and Wyatt’s “Who list to hount” present the severe suffering and emotional depletion that results from being rejected by a lover.

Question 22

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about the destructive power of
love

Answer 22

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum Qualis” present the destructive power of love to cause obsession and pain.
Both Fitzgerald and Wyatt’s “Who so list to hount” present the suffering and ultimate demise that can occur due to the destructive power of love.

Question 23

Compare how the authors of two texts you have studied present ideas about true love.

Answer 23

Both Fitzgerald and Dowson’s “Non sum Qualis” Present the suffering that can result from the loss of true love.

Both Fitzgerald and Shakespeare’s “Sonnet 116” present true love as defying all barriers.