In Medusa it can be said that Duffys main concerns are negative ones: jealousy, self loathing and loneliness. How far do you agree?

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In 'Medusa' it can be said that Duffy's main concerns are negative ones: jealousy, self loathing and loneliness. How far do you agree?

Carol Ann Duffy has been called "the representative poet of her day" upon publication of "The World's Wife". She is a woman who sought to reveal the dynamics between men and women, in which women have historically had less power. "The World's Wife" allows individual voices to be heard whilst Duffy builds up what amounts to an orchestra of individual women's voices that result in a collective female voice. These voices are often forgotten or disregarded in a world that lionises men but marginalises the women who live with them. Revolutionism is used to portray the characters and their motivations from a negative perspective, conveying a different message to that of the well known tale. Duffy's satirical style, influence by the exploration of her feminine identity, implies Duffy's primary concerns within her poetry to be negative. However throughout "Medusa" there's an underlying tone which is, in fact, positive.

Duffy uses "Medusa's" appearance as an embodiment of jealousy through the subversion of the original Greek myth. It is the jealousy of Athena that leads to the