One of Raleigh’s more known poems is “The Nymph’s Reply to the Shepherd.” This poem is Sir Walter Raleigh’s response to a poem written by Christopher Marlowe, “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love.” The Marlowe’s poem reflects the “pastoral” tradition in which things of Nature are seen to be superior to man-made things. The Raleigh’s poem reflects the scepticism of the age and the realism of a world in which everything must pass on. The speaker of “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love” s a shepherd who proposes an idea to his beloved by portraying their ideal future together. This future would include earthly pleasures and desires that one can only imagine. On the other hand, Raleigh’s poem takes a dark twist. The speaker of “The Nymph’s Reply