Living in a world of restrictions creates a sense of desperation for the unknown. The narrator and sailors rely on God to lead them through turbulent waves in order to escape the “prelate’s rage”. The narrator is in the process of escaping a life of seclusion and presented with the opportunity to satisfy any need. He could be thought of as rough, eager and anxious. Marvell uses the narrator’s emotions and molds it into end rhymes. Marvell uses end rhymes: “Bermuda’s ride” and “unespied” to mimic the fluidity of water and the narrator’s emotional, sexual ride towards the unseen. The narrator is presented with an opportunity that he never thought possible. In order to get the end result he must pass through a “watery maze” that is between religion and erotic desire. Marvell represents a typical white man, a man who desires flesh and love. His need for sexual satisfaction is unavoidable. Marvell takes his sexual eagerness and puppeteers the narrator. Marvell sets up the poem to illustrate sailors escaping religious persecution and are led safe to shore. He does this in order to mask his underlying sexual desires but also proclaim his faith to
Living in a world of restrictions creates a sense of desperation for the unknown. The narrator and sailors rely on God to lead them through turbulent waves in order to escape the “prelate’s rage”. The narrator is in the process of escaping a life of seclusion and presented with the opportunity to satisfy any need. He could be thought of as rough, eager and anxious. Marvell uses the narrator’s emotions and molds it into end rhymes. Marvell uses end rhymes: “Bermuda’s ride” and “unespied” to mimic the fluidity of water and the narrator’s emotional, sexual ride towards the unseen. The narrator is presented with an opportunity that he never thought possible. In order to get the end result he must pass through a “watery maze” that is between religion and erotic desire. Marvell represents a typical white man, a man who desires flesh and love. His need for sexual satisfaction is unavoidable. Marvell takes his sexual eagerness and puppeteers the narrator. Marvell sets up the poem to illustrate sailors escaping religious persecution and are led safe to shore. He does this in order to mask his underlying sexual desires but also proclaim his faith to