hijdsfExplore the ways Shakespeare and Carol Ann Duffy present human weaknesses/ flaws in some of the characters they write about In Shakespeare’s play ‘Much Ado about Nothing’‚ Don John is a very important character. He is an illegitimate son‚ which automatically lowers him in the society of the Elizabethan age. He is isolated‚ ignored and rejected by everyone in his life‚ which is one of the reasons which seem to force him to behave as a villain. People expected this of him as they assumed that
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Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy The poem Medusa explores the theme of jealousy and anger; the poet illustrates this using the extended metaphor of a Greek mythological creature Medusa‚ whose story describes her as a beautiful maiden that is turned into a hideous creature after being raped by Poseidon. The poet furthermore links this metaphor to the theme of feminism when she describes the women in the poem overpowering the man that hurt her. The language in this poem is quite harsh‚ emphasising the
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1. ‘LITTLE RED CAP’ ‘LRC’ is a poem written by Carol Ann Duffy‚ and is the first poem in the anthology ‘The World’s Wife’‚ published in 1999. By interpreting the fairytale of Little Red Riding Hood in her poem‚ Duffy recounts her ten years of marriage to Adrian Henri‚ who was twenty-three years old her senior. She places herself as the character of Little Red Cap and Henri as the wolf. Duffy also alludes to fairytales such as ‘Sleeping Beauty’ in ‘Queen Herod’ or more traditional stories like ‘The
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I grew in the back seat of the taxi cab‚ my dad’s taxi cab. I watched the seats deteriorate‚ the smell of the car worsen after the umpteenth drunk passenger left their Saturday night entree inside of it. The cab had accumulated so many battle wounds‚ but that was its appeal. It had character. It encapsulated the moments that I wasn’t privy to. It was a living memory capsule. I was never able to witness what it was like while it was alive‚ I didn’t know what it was like to have strangers in your car
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Heterosexuality is not normal‚ it’s just common. (Dorothy Parker) Carol Ann Duffy’s The World’s Wife (1999) takes a very common relationship – that of man and wife – and presents a collection of poetic monologues from the perspective of the wife. Written on the pretext‚ ‘If his wife could speak‚ what would she say’‚ Duffy’s monologues gives a voice to women who are usually defined by their men. Thus we hear from the wives of famous‚ and infamous‚ men such as Mrs Darwin‚ Pilate’s wife‚ Mrs Aesop
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On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy Answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling Kieter Philip Balisnomo English IB Block 4‚ Ms. Nychka On “Kipling” by Carol Ann Duffy answering “If” by Rudyard Kipling The doctrines of idealism and optimism are demonstrated in the poem “If” by Rudyard Kipling. “If” advises the reader to achieve qualities and reach for perfection. “If” is answered in the book‚ Answering Back by Carol Ann Duffy’s poem‚ “Kipling”. Duffy’s response to “If” is appallingly contrasting in mood
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How does Carol Ann Duffy portray a sinister persona in the poem‚ “Education for Leisure”? The poet‚ Carol Ann Duffy portrays a malevolent persona in the poem; “Education for Leisure”. Duffy presents a dramatic monologue of an anonymous‚ the person commits who crimes and violent deeds against living objects due to the boredom the person suffers. The anonymous person represents an evil persona by his belief of playing God. The unnamed believes that he is God‚ someone who is above and beyond everyone
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Salome Theme: The themes first introduced are predominantly modern consisting of promiscuity and infidelity. The theme of feminism is first introduced towards the end of the piece when it becomes evident to the reader how much power Salome has over her male counterpart Duffy’s reference to the tale of John the Baptist shows her modernising of the tale as it is subverted to suggest that Salome has had a one night stand‚ thus showing the theme of promiscuity. The story reverts to the original
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“Carol Ann Duffy should be part of Canon” Evaluate this statement. Carol Ann Duffy is a Scottish poet and playwright who was appointed the Poet Laureate in 2009‚ making her the first woman to hold the position. She has won numerous awards for her poetry‚ which addresses issues such as gender‚ violence and subjugation of women‚ from this many people define her as a feminist because she is passionate about the struggles of women; this is particularly portrayed in The Worlds Wife‚ which is a collection
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Mrs. Aesop In Mrs Aesop‚ Duffy‟s speaker does more than regret a loss; this time‚ her tone is resentful that the man she married has turned out to be an „Asshole‟. Mrs Aesop relies on the reader‟s foreground knowledge that Aesop (a Greek slave) was a literary genius responsible for inventing the allegorical mode; this is the world’s preconceived view of him. By contrast‚ his wife’s starting-point is that‚ no matter how entertaining and instructive Aesop‟s fables are‚ the man himself is a bore -
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