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  1. Go and catch a falling star appears to support the patriarchal view that all women (or all attractive women, to make it worse) are unfaithful and shouldn't be trusted, despite the poem's songlike nature and light-hearted tone. However, Donne's progression toward this conclusion is seductive.  Read more

    Go and catch a falling star appears to support the patriarchal view that all women (or all attractive women, to make it worse) are unfaithful and shouldn’t be trusted, despite the poem’s songlike nature and light-hearted tone. However, Donne’s progression toward this conclusion is seductive.

     

    Song: Go and catch a falling star Summary

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