Analyse the different forms of power presented in My Last Duchess, A Woman to Her Lover and La Belle Dame Sans Merci
Poetry Year 10 Coursework Analyse the different forms of power presented in My Last Duchess, A Woman to Her Lover and La Belle Dame Sans Merci Before the First World War that began in 1914 power was viewed differently than it is today. One example of this is the power of men over women. Today, we live in a society of equality between men and women but pre 1914, when the poems were set, men were viewed as leaders over the women and many men believed that women were to be their 'objects'. There were many different views on power and who God had given power to. In their poems Browning, Walsh and Keats take advantage of this by employing a large variety of techniques to display this indecision within the nation. The culture alone made power such a disputed subject. The main types of power that need to be discussed are patriarchal power and hierarchal power. There are many types of power presented in the poem My Last Duchess. It was set in Italy in the seventeenth century and was written by Robert Browning. The main form of power revealed in the poem is possessive power. This is clearly indicated within the title 'My Last Duchess.' The Duke uses the word 'my' which gives the impression that he believes that he owns his wife; he believes that his wife is his possession and she is under his control. This is also shown as he says, 'Will't you please sit and look at
Macbeth
What drives Macbeth to kill Duncan the king? The play 'Macbeth' gives the audience plenty of opportunities to consider the reasons for the main character Macbeth deciding to kill Duncan the king. In this essay I will consider how Shakespeare's super natural characters, the three witches play a part in driving Macbeth to kill the king. They visit Macbeth with three predictions, one of which tells him that which is already true, that he is the Thane of Glamis, one telling him that he will be Thane of Cowador, and the final prediction tells him that he will eventually become king of Scotland. Other factors that contribute to Duncan's murder are Macbeth's own ambition, and Lady Macbeth, whose great greed inspires her to take control of the situation. There are many different parts in the play that shows that the witches have supernatural powers. 'But in a sieve ill tither sail.' This was thought to be a common practice for witches, they would fly in sieves over the sea and make strong winds and storms so that it would damage the ships that were in the sea. Another example of the witches having supernatural powers is when one of the witches put a curse on the sailor 'He shall live a man forbid.' The witches have the power to put curses on people and they are evil enough to do so, also the witches had limits of what they can do. 'Though his bark cannot be lost.' Witches were not
Macbeth
Jamie's Macbeth Essay One of the most famous works of English literature, Shakespeare's Macbeth is renowned for its dark nature. It has been much debated as to who the true murder(s) in the play are; is it Lady Macbeth? Or perhaps the witches whom conduct the prophecies? Or maybe Macbeth has no one to blame but himself. The play opens with the Three Sisters, or Weird Sisters as they are also referred to as, waiting for Macbeth's arrival. These characters have a vital role, especially since all the events which take place after are the results of their prophesies. They are the ultimate reason for the murders that take place, fueling Macbeth's true desire to have the crown for himself. "All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee Thane of Glamis! All hail Macbeth! Hail to thee, Thane of Cawdor! All hail Macbeth that shalt be king hereafter!" (I.iii. 49-54) Initially Macbeth is confused by these salutations; it makes him curious to understand why they chose these titles to greet him with. This among other prophesies are how the Three Witches ensnare Macbeth, using him as a pawn in their mischievous scheme. Although they do not fabricate their prophecies, which is later proven when King Duncan grants Macbeth the nobility titles they spoke of, they are undoubtedly misleading and confusing. It is customary for the Witches to speak in riddles, often contradicting themselves and always leaving
Essay Monolouge
Commentary on monologue The poem entitled monologue is written by Hone Tuwhare. It is written in a first person narration and it's mostly focusing on the work of the narrator and the door is mentioned throughout the poem. The 3 main themes of this poem would be work, portrait of a character and monologue. The poem is written in 8 stanzas and they vary in length. Hone Tuwhare focuses on a door throughout the entire poem, and it seems to have much significance towards him, due to the description he used towards it; "big doors", "I always like working near a door". The idea of this poem was an actual monologue which the poet wrote in first person; describing the man's attitude and personality at work. The man appears to be content with his job, paranoid, and obsessed with the door at work. Also encountering problems at work, he still shows that he is very dedicated to his job and is willing to stay there till the end. The poet uses the word "door" 8 times in his short poem, because he wants to emphasize on the importance of this word towards him, perhaps this could refer to an emergency exit, which shows that he is paranoid and thinks that there will be something bad happening. The word 'kneading' shows how the industry is constantly working, without any breaks, which shows the constant effort in which workers need to put up with in order to earn their low waged salary. The
English Poetry
The Joy of Fishes This poem was written by Chuang Tzu and is about his brother, Hui, and himself crossing the Hao River, they talk about the fishes they see jumping in the river and discuss whether they are happy or not and how would they know. When I first read the title I thought that it meant about fishes having fun and freedom of the nature around us. It also made me think that the water which the fish swim in goes where it wants to and can be vicious or calm, like a human being. The fish dart around in the water and leap out, as it they have had enough of water and want to be able to sore like a bird. The two men are thinking what makes the fishes happy and what is making them feel free. The relationships of nature being free and happy as well as the fishes, as they leap through the river like a dart. The humans walk and the fish leap, this shows that the way fishes move is more powerful than humans. Another major part of the poem is how you can tell whether someone or something is experiencing emotion if you are not that person or thing. In this case they are both puzzled how you prove that the fish are happy just because Chuang and Hui both think that the fish are happy. In they end they decide that if they were able to do what the fishes were doing and that made them happy therefore the fishes are happy. The two men are using the there own personal experiences to
Romeo and Juliet
There are two versions of romeo and Juliet one by baz luhrman and the other by franco zeffirelli . franco zeffirelli set his film in Verona Italy in 1968 and baz luhrman set his film in Verona beach in 1997. The opening scene in the film by zeffirelli is set in a market square. It was busy and noisy but it had a calm atmosphere until one of the capulets tripped up one of the montagues . that is when the fight begins a In Shakespeare's Romeo and Juliet the presence of conflict is outstanding. Conflicts consist of two opposing forces or characters, the conflict can be external as in a struggle between two characters or internal as in a struggle between a character's actions and his conscience. Conflict makes the audience excited and wanting to know more and makes the story come alive. Conflict is in a lot of the modern films and dramas like James Bond but it also appears in a lot of old dramas like Macbeth, King leer and Romeo and Juliet, this is because it sustained the interest of Shakespeare's audience and the conflict continues to captivate people's attention today. In Romeo and Juliet, conflict is a major theme; this is because the whole drama is about the "ancient grudge" between the two families. From a long time hatred there has grown a new love and bonding. The families of Romeo and Juliet hated each other for years and years then they were joined through the
romeo and juliet
How does Shakespeare make act 3 scene 5 of "Romeo and Juliet" especially dramatic? Explain and comment on the varying thoughts and feeling of the characters in this scene. What techniques do you think are particularly successful in creating dramatic tension? 'Romeo and Juliet', is a story about two young lovers, whose love was doomed from the start. They didn't know how much their love would lead to so many tragedies that it brought them the constant pressures from their feuding families it soon ends in their tragic demises. Act 3 scene 5 is great importance since it shows the anxious feelings and emotions of the characters in the play. A lot of events occur in this piece of the play, which have a long-term consequence for the rest of the plays events; otherwise the scene is also a turning point of things. Act 3 scene 5 starts off in Juliet's bedroom, the atmosphere is always calm and quiet and it the scene shows intimacy between Romeo and Juliet. Juliet is woken up with sound of birds singing which she thinks is the nightingale symbolically the night bird. She is willing to do anything for Romeo to be with her but she almost convinces to stay but he is more reluctant. Romeo always appears more alerted and certain that is the day bird the lark, as he can now see the light. Romeo uses are a metaphor 'the night's candles are burnt out'; this means that the star's been fallen
romeo and juliet
How does Shakespeare prepare the audience for the tragic end of 'Romeo & Juliet'? 'Romeo & Juliet' is one of Shakespeare's great tragedies written in 1594 throughout the play Shakespeare continually prepares the audience for the tragic ending which turns out to be a misunderstanding of the poison and who she loves and who's she's loved by. In the chorus the play Shakespeare uses dramatic irony to basically hint the audience yet the cast don't know they gave us the hint 'the fearful passage of their death-marked love' also we are told the 'two households' are 'both alike in dignity' This shows the chorus is telling us that this story will be a devastating and tragic story. The prince in the play basically tries to make peace between the two families in which 'from forth the fatal loins' are 'of these two foes' basically what he is saying is that the two families either make peace or trouble. So basically the prince is saying that he will foreshadow in which what would happen later on in the play. At the Capulet ball this is the scene when the love of Romeo and Juliet starts, Romeo enters as he feast his eyes on Juliet and never takes his eyes off her 'forswear it, sight! For I ne'er saw true beauty till this night'. This is shown between lines 43-53. Prior to Act 3 Scene 1 we see Shakespeare setting up the important plotlines of the feud between the Montague's and
Poetry Analysis
Mandy Pan W10 "Dramatic Monologue usually presents a psychotic killer. However, despite the shock factor, we often feel sorry for the narrator." Do you agree? Robert Browning was a poet who was famous for writing dramatic monologues such as "My Last Duchess", "The Laboratory" and "Porphyria's Lover". A dramatic monologue is a type of poem, which was written by many poets during the Victorian period. It is when a character in fiction or in history presents a speech expressing his or her feelings, actions, or motives. The monologue is frequently aimed towards a silent audience, with the speaker's words influenced by a critical state. Dramatic monologues help us feel sympathy for the psychotic narrators in the three Robert Browning poems listed above as everything they're doing or done are all due to jealousy. This helps us experience and understand their thoughts and feelings better through words as they speak out all their emotions, thoughts and feelings. This helps us understand the narrator's inner-self and what their really like inside. Browning wrote his poems during the Victorian period. During this time, the Victorians were quite repressed, especially women as they were inferior then men and treated less important. All these poems gave a shocking outcome as they were all about murder and envy. All three of them, the narrator did not feel any guilt after what they've
Poetry Analysis
My Interpretation of the Poem O Rose, thou art sick. The invisible worm, That flies in the night In the howling storm: Has found out thy bed Of crimson joy: And his dark secret love Does thy life destroy. The sick rose is a very ambiguous poem, open to several interpretations as the images and objects in the poem can have various meanings. I am going to analyse different sections of the poem to then be able to give my overall reading of Blake's poem. A rose, can connote beauty, it can be a symbol love, represent loyalty and passion. Yet rose's have thorns which draw blood, so in that respect the rose could suggest dubiousness, pain and even death. I interweaved these ideas and imagined the rose as a beautiful woman, who is seriously ill or dying. I came to this conclusion as rose is juxtaposed with the word 'sick' which emphasizes the illness and the tragedy of it all, as one so pure is being blackened. I interpreted the word 'sick' literally and thought the speaker is saddened that his beautiful rose has fallen ill. Next I looked at 'the invisible worm' and this image conjured up many ideas; perhaps the most obvious being an STI, presumably common in Blake's time. I also perceive the phallic suggestion with the image of the worm and also the Biblical serpent. This could suggest the temptation the worm has over the beautiful rose and like the Biblical story, as
