Compare and contrast these pre 1914 poems about women and sex.
Compare and contrast these pre 1914 poems about women and sex. Centre number: 34639 Andrew Marvell's poem 'To his Coy Mistress' and 'The Beggar Women', written by William King, are both poems written around the seventeenth century and they reflect the roles of women at the time. As it was a patriarchal society, women were considered to be less important than men and this comes through in both of the poems. Although they differ in many ways and vary in their styles of writing, both are trying to get across the same message. Andrew Marvell wrote the poem 'To his Coy Mistress' and it is true to the standards of women during this period of time. Marvell was also a politician so his natural talent for arguing comes through in the text. The narrator of it is the man in the poem and, although the readers do not know his name, a lot of information about him can be found in the poem. He is of a higher social class because he is obviously well educated. He knows a lot of facts about other countries, and his language suggests that he is quite posh and higher up in society. The woman who he is talking to has no voice, because in the period of time that this poem was written, it was a patriarchal society and men ruled women. Marvell made it so the woman did not speak so it indicated towards her being easily persuaded, and also she would have been brought up not to show her feelings.
Why is act 1 scene 5 such an important scene in "Romeo and Juliet"?
Why is act 1 scene 5 such an important scene in "Romeo and Juliet"? Romeo and Juliet is a play depicting the struggles between two "star crossed lovers" who just want to be together although their families purely disagree. The plot of the play is set due to the prologue written as a sonnet in the beginning which implicates that it is a love story as two people fall in love "pair of star-crossed lovers" it also shows that it is a tragedy as it said that Romeo and Juliet "take their life" and their "death bury their parents strife" showing their deaths brought down the conflict of their families. Act 1 scene 5 is very important to the whole play due to the fact that it initiates everything that occurs within the play, initially before this scene the play is set with two families in a feud. There are two families at war with each other each "alike in dignity". The heads of these two families are lord Capulet and lord Montague. The opening scene sets the whole play off as it starts with a fight between these two families as they fought in the streets of Verona all showing that the hatred for one another is immense. To begin with in the first scene Romeos character is shown to be a man devoting himself to love he is well aware of the feud that occurs but absolutely hates it and does not participate in any way thus showing the type of peaceful and romantic kind of a character he
Compare the attitudes of the commanding officers in at least three poems writtten before 1914
Compare the attitudes towards the commanding officers in at least three poems written before 1914 Wars have been occurring for thousands of years and soldiers have always looked at their leader for motivation and guidance, some leaders provide this and others don't. Soldiers don't always look at their leaders in good way and in some cases they resent them. In the four poems, we receive four different representations of four leaders. "The Burial of Sir John Moore After Corunna," is written about Sir John Moore, a British Army officer. Sir John Moore took command of the British forces in Spain during the Spanish War, opposing Napoleon and his 200,000 men. He died in the battle of Corunna. The poem celebrates Sir John Moore's life and it tells the reader how the "hero" was "buried." "King Henry V" is taken from William Shakespeare's play, Henry V. It is a motivational speech he is giving to his soldiers before the battle of Agincourt during the Hundred Years' War. In the poem he is very motivational. Henry V is one of the most famous warrior kings, who fought beside everyday soldiers during his reign in the 15th century. "The Drum," is a poem by John Scott and was published in 1793, the poem brings the bad side of war to the reader's attention, condemning the leaders of wars as cowards. The poem was written during the French Revolutionary Wars, the First Coalition and during the
Comparing 'Cousin Kate' and 'The seduction', two poems about pregnancy.
GCSE Comparative poetry essay The genre of both the poems are about pregnancy, fathering and how pregnancy has effected the lives of virtuous, innocent young women. The main difference between the two poems is that the first one called 'Cousin Kate' is set in the past, around the 1914's, while the other one called 'The seduction' is more modern. This is because of the language used and how the words use syntax. "Not mindful I was fair." "She had met him at the party " The first line was taken from the poem called "Cousin Kate" while the other one was taken from "The Seduction" poem. The sentence structure of the first line has been changed around because, if it were written as a sentence than the poem would not sound correct because the number of syllables would not match the line before or after it. (I was not mindful, I was fair). If the second half of the line was not there (I was fair) the sentence would not make sense because the reader would not know what the writer is talking about as there is No first, second or third person narrative before the first half of the sentence. In general the line is in first person narrative it is written in the past (was) so this shows that the lady, who was fair changed to being unfair just like how she was treated when she became pregnant. The second quote, on the right, is more modern; it is a simple sentence, which makes
Comparison of 'shall i compare thee' and 'to his coy mistress' Pre 1914 poems
Poetry Coursework: Compare two poems which deal with love in different ways The two poems which I will be comparing are shall I compare thee...? By Shakespeare (1564-1616) and To his Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvell (1621-1678) because they deal with love in a completely contrasting way. They are both written in iambic pentameter to get across to the reader, but Shall I compare thee...? is a poem of love and is a Shakespearean sonnet, whereas To His Coy Mistress is more of a persuasive poem which uses strong language and imagery to seduce. In To His Coy Mistress the arguments are structured in two stanzas plus a conclusion with the final couplet of the stanza summing up the argument. It is satirical and uses irony for effect, but isn't an entirely serious poem, the title itself is double entendre effective. The first stanza signifies time 'Had we but world enough time' and is written in the conditional tense, in the second stanza he states that there isn't enough time 'Time's wingèd chariot hurrying near.' And the third stanza really is the summing up of the arguments, 'now therefore...' with the final couplet of rhyme summing up the argument. Shall I compare thee...? However is a sonnet (14 lines), which is written in iambic pentameter. Sonnets are generally love poems and this is one is about Shakespeare talking to a lover. They are both written in the first person, which
Comparing the attitudes of men to women in 4 pre-1900 poems
"Compare and contrast the attitudes of men towards women in at least 4 poems you have read. Pay particular attention to content, form and language used" The four pre-1900 poems I have studied are: 'The Beggar Woman' by William King, To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell 'First Love" by John Clare and 'My Last Duchess' by Robert Browning. All these poems have strong themes of love and lust and each depicts the attitude of a man to a woman, although these differ significantly in each poem. In 'The Beggar Woman' by William King a gentleman rides away from his hunting friends to find a woman to sleep with, he finds a beggar woman who is surprisingly clean and attractive and asks if they "should retire a little way into the wood?" She follows whilst he is on horseback. He frequently asks her to "expose" but she tells him of an "unfrequented place" that sounds idyllic, on the pretence that she is worried for him that his riding company might show up should they be in too open a place. When they arrive there she tells him she is worried about the baby being injured if she is on her back, prompting him to ask if the baby could be tied to his back because he is becoming so impatient. When the baby is firmly tied to his back, she runs away, leaving him stuck with it. The man in this poem is shown as being very confident and sure of himself, "Then thinks the squire, I have the
Compare 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell with 'To His Mistress Going to Bed' by John Donne
Coursework Compare 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell with 'To His Mistress Going to Bed' by John Donne 'To His Coy Mistress' and 'To His Mistress Going to Bed' are both poems about men seducing women. They centre on sex rather than love or romance. Sixteenth and seventeenth century attitudes to love and relationships were much stricter going as far as wealthy people asking their perspective lovers to marry them via love poem or letter. Though this has changed from the sixteenth and seventeenth century to today, little else has. It is still most common for a man to initiate a relationship, and men are still perceived as the most sex obsessed. However, even though we are led to believe that their attitudes were more conservative, the attitudes conveyed in these poems are very raw and primitive in the way that they make sex the ultimate. The men are desperate begging the women for sex. So we could say that these men were hypocritical for wanting their women pure for marriage but willing to have sex with them pre-marriage! These poems are both themed on love, sex, romance and seduction. However, the attitudes towards their relationships and lovers are completely unlike. Andrew Marvell uses all forms of persuasion both negative and positive to get her into bed with him. On the other hand John Donne doesn't seem to have to persuade his lover to sleep with him at all; it
Compare and contrast the way John Clare and Coventry Patmoore portray their protests in their poems 'A London Fete' and 'The Badger'
Compare and contrast how John Clare and Coventry Patmoore portray their protests in their poems, 'A London Fete' and 'The Badger' 'A London Fete' by Coventry Patmoore paints a vivid picture of a public hanging in the middle of London. 'The Badger' by John Clare describes a badger being captured, baited and eventually killed. Both of the poets portray these events in a highly negative way showing that they are against these events continuing. However, 'A London Fete' was written years after public hangings had been banned while 'The Badger' was written at a time when Badger baiting was still common public entertainment. Both poets use critical descriptions of the people involved in the events in order to convey their protest as well as creating sympathy for the victims of the poems and creating unpleasant atmosphere/s within the poems. In both poems, negative descriptions of the people involved are used to convey a negative attitude to the events themselves. For example in 'The Badger' we read how the men who take part in the baiting of the badger "laugh and shout and fright the scampering hogs". This makes them seem, in contrast to the "scampering" frightened hogs, like callous, mean creatures. In 'The London Fete', when describing the crowd looking at the man being hanged Clare writes, "Thousands of eyeballs, lit with hell". This makes the crowd seem inhumane and evil in
Compare Upon Westminster Bridge and London
Mieke Gadd English Literature Compare Upon Westminster Bridge and London, by William Wordswoth, and William Blake. London and Upon Westminster Bridge are two poems composed in the British industrial era. The two poems look at London from two very different places and states of mind. Blake, who wrote London, is taking a walk through the underprivileged fraction of London and documenting what he sees. His blunt delivery of the city was new and controversial for its time and his dislike of how the city is laid out is particularly intriguing and obviously broadcasted. Conversely Wordsworth has a much more optimistic view upon the capital, and his sightings are documented in a much brighter and less confrontational manor. His opinions were acknowledged when he was on a buggy ride through the city in the early morning. He ordered his driver to stop, as the view was too good for him not to write. His version of the city upholds his romantic reputation and his rose coloured glasses have almost dictated his writing of Upon Westminster Bridge. Wordsworth played a major role in the Romantic Movement and his writing was written to please, this could explain why his poem is so light hearted. Wordsworth wrote about nature, and upholding a relationship with nature. Upon Westminster Bridge is describing a rural setting and Wordsworth manages to successfully describe thus metropolis as a
How The Poems "Ullyses" And "Oymandias" Explore The Effect Of Time On Heoes And Kings
Pre-1914 Poetry Coursework Discuss how the poems you have studied show the effect of time on Heroes & kings? The two poems I have been studying are, Percy Bysshe Shelly's 'Ozymandias' and Alfred Lord Tennyson's 'Ulysses'. Both poems are examples that show us how time can affect heroes and kings. They explore the theme of how human power is transient. I am going to explore this theme by studying and analysing key areas of both poems such as, the content and theme, the imagery that is created, the language used, the structure that both poems where written in and also the overall effectiveness and message of both poems. Ozymandias was the Egyptian pharaoh Ramasses II and this poem shows that the king faded away unlike his statue. Ozymandias thought that his power was going to last forever but he was proved wrong because even his statue lasted longer than him; to me this suggests that humans are more transient than art. Ulysses also known as odyssey is more of a mythical figure and fighter. He was the king of Ithaca and was the son of Laertes. He was one of the most prominent leaders In the Trojan war. He was married to Penelope and they had a son together called Telemachus whom he wanted to leave his kingdom to. Unlike Ozymandias he was more aware of the effect of time he was more realistic and therefore decided to live his life to the fullest. Ozymandias and Ulysses are