Home

The first setting, where the poem is taking place, is at home, presumably in England. This is less a literal place than an idea – a concept of safety, peace, and romantic love. Here, the speaker is with his mistress, Lucasta. She provides both physical and emotional comfort, represented by her “chaste breast and quiet mind” (2). The speaker remains rooted in his love for home even as he leaves for war.

War

The poem’s other setting is the battlefield. Though the specific location is not described, the poem clearly transports its action to a new, imagined location. The speaker sees himself, in his near future, embroiled in the intensity of physical battle. War is imagined as a literal and physical place, as in the title – somewhere the speaker must "go to."