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Lovelace was on the King's side

"To Lucasta, on Going to Wars"

By: Richard Lovelace

Thank you!

Jeein Kim :)

Works Cited

  • "English Civil War." Civil War Causes. HinchHouse, Web. 03 May 2013.
  • Jokinen, Anniina. "The Life of Richard Lovelace." Luminarium. 16 Feb 2003. 03 May 2013.
  • Lovelace, Richard. "Richard Lovelace. Song. To Lucasta, Going to the Wars." Luminarium. Luminarium, n.d. Web. 02 May 2013.
  • "Cavalier Poets: An Introduction." Luminarium. Luminarium, Web. 04 May 2013.

First stanza:

  • Talking to his loved one
  • Showing his affection for her
  • But indicates that his love for honor is greater when he leaves

I.

TELL me not (Sweet) I am unkinde,

That from the Nunnerie

Of thy chaste breast, and quiet minde,

To Warre and Armes I flie.

II.

True ; a new Mistresse now I chase,

The first Foe in the Field ;

And with a stronger Faith imbrace

A Sword, a Horse, a Shield.

III.

Yet this Inconstancy is such,

As you too shall adore ;

I could not love thee (Deare) so much,

Lov'd I not Honour more.

Third Stanza:

  • Shows his conflicting feelings
  • He still loves her very much as well
  • He admits that his love for her would be infinite if only he didn't love honor more than her

Second Stanza:

  • Emphasizing his love for this new thing
  • Stating that it is not literally another woman, reassuring his loved one
  • "Stronger Faith" meaning stronger feelings towards honor (through war) in comparison to love

What happened

to Lovelace?

  • 1641- Tried to prevent the annihilation of Anglican rule
  • 1642- Presented Parliament with Sir Edmund Dering's pro-Royalist petition
  • Was imprisoned in Westminster Gatehouse

English Civil War

Important Fans

(1642-1651)

  • After release- lived in London then the Low Countries and France until King Charles I was captured (1646)
  • Wounded at Battle of Dunkirk and decided to leave the field
  • Returned to England in 1647 -was under Cromwell's rule (Roundhead)
  • Sent to Peterhouse Prison, Aldersgate (1648)
  • Released 6 months later, published Lucasta (series of works including "To Lucasta, on Going to Wars"
  • Lucasta refers to his wife, Lucy Sacherevell, whom he nicknamed Lux casta
  • She remarried hearing that he died from the wounds at the Battle of Dunkirk
  • Because he was a Royalist, he lost everything. He lived on charity and died a poor man in 1658.
  • King was protestant but married had a Catholic Queen- angered Protestants
  • King believed in Divine Right, but Parliament wanted more power
  • King wanted to live an extravagant life- thus taking money from Parliament and his people
  • War soon broke out between Royalists (Cavaliers) and Parliament (Roundheads)
  • Long story short -King Charles I eventually executed

About life...

King Charles I

Queen Henrietta Maria

"He was attractive,

handsome, and witty,

the very model of

a courtier."

  • Loved Lovelace so much they made him M.A.
  • Important figure in the court and close to the king
  • Lovelace becomes a Cavalier Poet
  • Love, sex, affection, carpe diem, loyalty
  • Lovelace was a soldier for the King through the English Civil Wars and the Bishops' War in Scotland
  • Born into an old and wealthy Kentish family in 1618
  • Educated at Charterhouse School
  • Later attended Gloucester Hall, Oxford
  • Wrote a comedy "The Scholar"
  • Performed at Oxford in 1636
  • Wrote almost 200 poems in his lifetime

Jeein Kim

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