Christopher Marlowe “The Passionate Shepherd to His Love”

Marlowe expresses the love of a passionate shepard for a woman who goes unnamed during the poem. The shepard details all of the wonderful things he can give and do for the woman if she will be his mate. Many of the things he details are materialistic. He discusses giving her "a gown made of the finest wool" and "fair lined slippers for the cold, with buckles of the purest gold." It seems as if the shepard is ignorant because he believes a good relationship can be built on materialistic things. He is asking for a woman to love him if he gives her exquisite items. He underestimates the woman because he believes if he gives her beautiful items, she will fall in love with him.