Comparing Havisham And Great Expectations

Havisham by Carol Ann Duffy
The poem “Havisham” is a dramatic piece told by the only character Miss Havisham herself, a character from Charles Dickens “Great Expectations”. Abandoned by her lover at the alter many years before the poem is set, she still wears her wedding dress, she’ll be wearing it for the rest of her life, while she plots revenge on all men. She hates what she has become, she hates knowing that she still and always will have her maiden name, in fact the poet cleverly used the characters name in a way that it gives the reader an insight into the tone of the poem which is that of hatred and revenge, had she written Miss Havisham this gives lightness, and happiness. This would give the poem a romantic feel.
In the first stanza of the poem, we immediately learn about Miss Havisham through her honesty. She begins by telling the reader who is causing
The poet is comparing Havisham to a crying crow. This is very effective because crows are known for being scary and every time you think of a crow is not a happy thought its more likely when their s something bad Happening. Crows are seen as “Godess of war and death”. The reader can imagine Havisham lying in bed lonely screaming and shouting as she remembers that day. She now has to face the same four walls for the rest of her days.
“ my fluent tongue in its mouth in its ear then down till I suddenly bite awake.”
The mood changes in the poem before she was wanting to kill ever man she seen, she was angry, and bitter but she does have some good night sleeps, she dreams about his body on top of her and we know its her ex fiancé because she refers to him as “lost”. Its also interesting that she also refers her ex lover to a “body”, and not a person. She mentions about sticking her tongue in “its” ear and mouth, as opposed to his ear and mouth, she depersonalises him, to her he is just a