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The Cavalier Poets

Sir John Suckling (1609 – 1642) Richard Lovelace (1618 – 1657). The Cavalier Poets. Civil War (1642 - 1651). Religious turmoil boiling Charles I Cracks down on organized religious protest Met with violent protest Tries to rule without Parliament War breaks out.

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The Cavalier Poets

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  1. Sir John Suckling (1609 – 1642) Richard Lovelace (1618 – 1657) The Cavalier Poets

  2. Civil War (1642 - 1651) • Religious turmoil boiling • Charles I • Cracks down on organized religious protest • Met with violent protest • Tries to rule without Parliament • War breaks out

  3. Who would you want fighting for you? Royalists Protectorate

  4. War. Huh. What is it good for? • Fought for monarch • 100 member Cavalier army • Cavalier – Old French, means groom, holster • Wealthy, gentry families • Carefree, long-haired, reckless youth • Scarlet coats, white doublets, fancy pants • Fought for Parliament • Led by Oliver Cromwell & the “Roundheads” • Fierce fighters • Believed they fought for God’s vengeance Royalists Protectorate

  5. Results • Charles loses, imprisoned, and beheaded. • Protectorate ruled.

  6. Two Poets Suckling Lovelace

  7. Two Poets • Member of Charles’ court • Known as a gambler • Tried to rescue royalist army from Tower of London • Fled to Paris, died poor shortly after • Poetry is natural, easy • Wealthy family • Good looking, elegant • Studied at Oxford • Imprisoned in Tower of London • Died poor at 39 • Poetry is more serious. • Both poets are witty, charming, graceful Suckling Lovelace

  8. Assignment today • Your group will be assigned a poem • Johnson, Herrick, Suckling, or Lovelace • Before you get in your groups: • Read your assigned poem academically • Read it straight through • Use writing to think • Look for any patterns • Get into your groups and read it once again together • Continue to discuss speaker, form, and function • With your group, grab a piece of butcher paper and make a visual representation of your assigned poem. Your image may focus on: • the main idea • theme • Imagery • mood • tone • etc. • Label your image with specific references (line number) to the poem. We will present tomorrow

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