Comparing The Beggar Woman with three other poems: 'The Beggar Woman,' by William King, 'Our Love Now' by Martin Lawery, 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell, and 'Rapunskilltskin' by Liz Lockhead

In this essay, I will be comparing the poems; 'Our Love Now', 'Rapunzskiltskin,' 'To His Coy Mistress' and 'The Beggar Woman.' I will look into conflict and power between men and women and how it is revealed. The first poem I will look at is 'The Beggar Woman,' by William King. This poem is about a gentleman in seventeenth century Britain. He is out hunting one day and is separated from his …showed first 75 words of 1747 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1747 total…immoral and unjustified. This poem also shows power in the best way. This poem's hidden twist in control is the most effective representation in this collection. The fact that the man believes he is in control, but that the woman has the whole situation planned out, proves this. 'Our Love Now' contains the most conflict. However, most of it is inferred. The main argument has passed and now the is attempting to resolve the problems.