English Assessment.
Love is presented in various ways. I will be writing how love is presented in poetry and how it links to the famous hear breaking novel “Romeo and Juliet”.
In the play “a woman to her lover” written by Christina Walsh, the narrator gives her husband revised wedding vows which reveal that she will not accept being pushed around by him in their marriage. “go – I am no doll to dress and sit for feeble worship.” The narrator refuses to be objectified when she states “I am no doll”; the keyword “doll” conveys being lifeless and not having any power. The phrase “doll to dress” also possesses a hard alliterative “D” which conveys the narrator’s anger at the mistreatment of women. To add to this, we also witness men having power over woman in the poem “Havisham”. Carol Ann Duffy takes on the persona of Charles Dickens’ famous character “Miss Havisham” who is a bitter character who is filled with anger and hatred towards her ex-fiance who jilted her at the altar. Miss Havisham is now old and still carries her deep cruisifieng memories which lead her to depression and imprisoning herself in her own home. “Beloved sweetheart basted.” This strong oxymoron suggests that Miss Havisham continues to dwell on the memories of her long lost man. This quote also highlights that her emotions are clearly in conflict with one another and will continue to do so throughout her life if she does not move on. The words “beloved” and “basted” are two completely different words which both carry their own meanings. The narrator has combined these two words together to show that she loves and hates him at the same time. We also witness more detrimental language and depression in the famous play Romeo and Juliet written by William Shakespeare. “I have a feint cold fear that flows through my veins.” This quotation highlights Juliet’s loneliness and confusion at not being with