MARK 36 Carol Anne Duffy and Sheenagh Pugh both use their poetry to write about youth and the process of growing up. Although the write about many of the same ideas‚ such as the idea that the old prey upon the innocence of youth‚ their different approaches to the subject matter mean that the poems are often vastly different. In Lizzie‚ six‚ Carol Anne Duffy presents a dysfunctional relationship between a young girl and a man‚ possibly her father or step-father. Duffy presents the contrast between
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of female characters in A Streetcar Named Desire and The World’s wife In this essay‚ I will be exploring the similarities and differences of female characters in ‘A Streetcar Named Desire’ by Tennessee Williams; and ‘The World’s Wife’ by Carol Ann Duffy. Both texts denote women as somewhat weak and incompetent and as having a predatory attitude towards the mainly dominant male characters. A Streetcar Named Desire was written in 1945 and it initially connected with America’s new found taste for realism
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A Character Sketch of Joe Gargery Joe Gargery might not be the smartest or wisest of Dickens’ characters‚ but he is definitely one of the kindest and most humane. Although Miss Havisham gets much attention for being different‚ I think that you will soon be convinced that Joe‚ however simple he may be‚ is definitely a unique character. It is my opinion that Dickens made an effort to raise the readers respect for Joe by the sharp contrast between him and his wife. Three qualities belonging to
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of Austria-Hungary (Duffy 1). Archduke Franz Ferdinand lacked the charisma to become a popular leader and with nationalism at its peak‚ and people wanting a strong‚ aggressive‚ out-going leader‚ this was frowned upon. It is also true that
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The two poems ‘Valentine’ by Carol Ann Duffy and ‘A Woman to her lover’ by Christine Walsh both share the main theme of love and the perfect relationship or valentine’s gift. Each poet has used vivid symbolism to express their true feelings on this theme. Duffy has effectively described how love is like an onion‚ whereas Walsh has described her ideal relationship by using symbolic metaphors. ‘Valentine’ is a poem about the ideal gift to receive on Valentine’s Day. Most people would not associate
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‘nothing but feminist propaganda’? Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright; frequently dealing with issues of gender‚ oppression and violence. In ‘The Worlds Wife’ Carol Ann Duffy explores the portrayal of women in literature‚ and many of the poems seem to smite men; viewing them as being subordinate instead of women. She explores these ideas through monologues of different historical and mythical events from a female perspective‚ by doing this Duffy contrives to give women from the past a voice
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Realism was developed by the middle of the 19th century as a response to the idealistic world of romanticism which had dominated for the past half century. It was an aesthetic movement which attempted to hold up a mirror to its society to show a true reflection of reality. Although claiming to offer a slice of life by emphasizing chiefly in the importance of the ordinary amongst the middle and lower classes‚ realism is a relative concept‚ a representation of reality which adheres to a loose collection
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‘The Devil’s Wife’ ‘The Devil’s Wife’ is a dramatic monologue that is spilt into five parts depicting the thoughts and feelings of Duffy’s adopted persona – Myra Hindley the infamous Moors murderer. Throughout the poem we learn of the events surrounding meeting Brady‚ the murders‚ the trial‚ its aftermath and overall her conscience towards these events whilst serving life in prison. The overall title of the five individual poems – ‘The Devil’s Wife’ – portrays that the adopted persona hasn’t‚
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Biddy is a constant in Pip’s life‚ a stable aspect in which he knows he can always depend on. Another person who Pip depends on throughout his coming of age is Miss Havisham when she says "You made your own snares. I never made them” (361). Pip can depend on Miss Havisham to be honest with him. Without the honesty from Miss Havisham‚ it would be harder for Pip to grow up. Once Pip learned whom he could depend on‚ those individuals helped him grow up and come of
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symbolism‚ word choice and structure. All these techniques justify why “Valentine” is an unusual love-poem as they help the poet express her different point of view. The poet makes some other key suggestions on how love makes a person feel. Carol Ann Duffy shows that love is not simple nor always pleasant. \ Throughout the poem‚ the poetess is comparing love to an onion. Onions provoke tears while love is meant to bring happiness and joy. Therefore‚ the main symbol makes this love-poem an unusual one:“
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