So let's dig in. "The Passionate Shepherd to His Love" is a pastoral poem, meaning it is set in an idealized version of the countryside, where life is good and the air is sweet. Plot-wise, the poem basically comes down one lover saying to another lover: "move to the country with me and once you're there we can play by the river, listen to the birds sing, and I'll even make you some bohemian chic clothing to boot."
allusions, sexuality, and manipulation are all in there, too, just waiting to be unearthed.
Sound more like the scandalous Marlowe you know and love? We thought so.