Compare how Duffy and Armitage write about violence in ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ ‘Salome’ and ‘Hitcher’ both use a first person persona and with that‚ give us insight into their feelings and the theme of violence throughout both poems. In ‘Salome’‚ Duffy’s character uses a nonchalant tone with no remorse when depicting her actions‚ which is also present in ‘Hitcher’ too. Salome had ‘done it before’ and will ‘doubtless do it again’ but is oblivious of the repercussions of what she has just stated
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e“Salomé” commentary -- The pathetic Salome “Salomé” by Lourdes Ortiz is a rewritten biblical story of John the Baptist’s martyrdom‚ which focuses on the daughter of Herodias‚ Salome. In this story‚ Salome is given a subjective position. John’s pure‚ firm eyes‚ different from all others that Salome used to see‚ causing her crazy fascination with John the Baptist. However‚ John spurned her affection‚ which converted Salome’s desperate love into crazy desire of possessiveness. Thus‚ the pathetic character
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Salome talks about that on the terrace of Herod’s palace‚ people are staring at and talking about the Salome who is the daughter of the queen‚ Herodias. Salome finds many people are talking about her and she leaves the feast for the outside. Salome talks to the prophet‚ Iokanaan‚ and Salome says she will kiss Iokanaan’s mouth. The King‚ Herod and the Queen‚ Herodias go to find Salome. When they find Salome‚ Herod commands Salome to dance for him and he will give everything Salome wants to her. Salome
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are ‘hitcher’ and ‘gooseberry season.’ The poem ‘hitcher’ gives us a hint that the poem may be about a hitch-hiker. The title is suitable for the poem because its called ‘hitcher’ who is short for a hitcher-hiker‚ which is presented in the poem‚ also in the poem another male is also in the poem. The speaker of the poem is the male inside of the car‚ this is obvious because throughout the poem the speaker refers himself as ‘I.’ A quote to prove this is “I let him have it.” The poem ‘hitcher’ is about
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Comparison of “Hitcher” and “The Laboratory” Despite being written almost two centuries apart both ‘The laboratory’ and but Robert Browning and ‘Hitcher’ but Simon Armitage deal with themes of jealousy‚ resentment and violence as well as many other similarities and differences. ‘Hitcher’ is about a depressed man who is deeply angered and takes his frustration out on an innocent hitch hiker spontaneously. ‘The Laboratory’ is about a woman who‚ driven by jealousy‚ wants to poison her husband’s
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portrayed? Salome is a poem which has been reinvented by the use of a well-known biblical story which the women are portrayed to be ‘immoral and dangerous’’. Duffy has modernised this story and placed Salome as the narrator‚ whilst also fulfilling the expectations of a feminist text by challenging stereotypical ideas of conventional gender roles. It is interesting‚ however‚ that unlike other poems in the “Worlds Wife” ‘Salome’ has been received negatively as stated by Janet Lewison “Salome by Carol
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Compare the ways mood is presented in ‘The Laboratory’‚ ‘My Last Duchess’‚ ‘Hitcher’ and ‘Salome’. Mood is a state of feeling stimulated by a particular apparatus or situation. It can also be a distinct emotional characteristics/ theme of a particular item. Mood is reflected in the four poems by the different poets utilising various devices and techniques such as the diction‚ language‚ alliteration etc‚ in order to display a certain message to the audience. The poem ‘Hitcher’ refers to the environment
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Analysis of Salome In Carol Ann Duffy’s poem Salome‚ the main character (Salome) directly refers to Salome in the New Testament of the Bible. Two references‚ in the Gospels according to Mark and Mathew‚ give us the background to her character. Briefly‚ she danced for her father‚ King Herod‚ on his birthday. King Herod was delighted and said that he would give Salome whatever she asked for. Salome‚ prompted by her mother Herodias‚ asked for the head of John the Baptist‚ who had said Herodias’ marriage
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Salome Salome‚ the Daughter of Herodias (c. AD 14 – between 62 and 71)‚ is known from the New Testament (Mark 6:17-29 and Matthew 14:3-11). Her name means "peace". Christian traditions depict her as an icon of dangerous female seductiveness‚ notably in regard to the dance mentioned in the New Testament‚ which is thought to have had an erotic element to it‚ and in some later transformations it has further been iconized as the Dance of the Seven Veils. Herod’s lust for Salome is emphasized‚ which
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In the first stanza of ‘Hitcher’ shows the reader that the narrator is seeking a more relaxed lifestyle‚ and is unable to deal with the arduous tasks of everyday life. He states that he had been ’tired‚ under/the weather’‚ but not especially ill‚ and therefore should not be taking time off work. He ignores all calls from work‚ and says that the answerphone ’screaming’ that he will be fired if he continues to behave unprofessionally. He himself hitches a lift to the place where he has a hired car
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