"Whoso List To Hunt"
by
Sir Thomas Wyatt
Whoso list to hunt, I know where is an hind,
But as for me, hélas, I may no more.
The vain travail hath wearied me so sore,
I am of them that farthest cometh behind.
Yet may I by no means my wearied mind
Draw from the deer, but as she fleeth afore
Fainting I follow. I leave off therefore,
Sithens in a net I seek to hold the wind.
Who list her hunt, I put him out of doubt,
As well as I may spend his time in vain.
And graven with diamonds in letters plain
There is written, her fair neck round about:
Noli me tangere, for Caesar's I am,
And wild for to hold, though I seem tame.
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Whoso list: whoever wishes
hind: female deer
hélas: alas
vain travail: futile labor
deer: playing on the word "dear"
Sithens: since
Noli me tangere: "touch me not"
The theme of "Whoso List to Hunt" is:
a - beauty.
b - unrequited love.
c - marriage.
d - None of the above.
Thank you so MUCH!
2007-03-14 13:55:23 · 7 answers · asked by US Cutie 3 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Books & Authors
my first intuition is B...
but I couldn't really say...
it might have something to do with marriage- but only in the sense of B :)
2007-03-14 14:01:45 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
None of the above. Wyatt's mistress dumped Wyatt to become the mistress of the King of England. She loved Wyatt more, but she thought it would be really cool to be the King's mistress. Wyatt was just young, rich, good-looking, intelligent, and in love with her. The King wa the King. Of course, the King later killed her. But that isn't the point. She got to be his mistress and that was very cool while it lasted. Wyatt loved her forever, no matter what.
2007-03-14 15:17:47 · answer #2 · answered by Anpadh 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B. Unrequited love QEI
2007-03-14 20:57:22 · answer #3 · answered by lolita 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B is closest. I would say that this poem is one man warning another from chasing a particular woman.
2007-03-14 14:05:15 · answer #4 · answered by mjb63114 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The answer is B...it's about a guy who loves a girl who doesn't love him back, or who doesn't want to be "held down."
2007-03-14 14:05:36 · answer #5 · answered by moondancer629 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
B...
2007-03-14 14:38:40 · answer #6 · answered by !~*~!*!~*~! 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
b?
2007-03-14 14:11:25 · answer #7 · answered by . 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋