A Dialogue between Soul and Body by Andrew Marvell reveals a sort of internal strife that Marvell percieves in the human existence. The soul and body are both unhappy with being inextricably bound to one another. His usage of the form of a dialogue allows him to transpose these two entities.
The result of both his form and the content of the soul and body's complaints conveys a certain malcontent with being a human with both soul and body. The body always wants to rest while the soul wants to roam. Marvell seems to account for humanity's problems with this contrast. The soul's desires and the body's lack make a human being a confused mess of opposing compelling forces.