The Diary Of Kate's Grandfather
This is the first time Kate and Matt meet one of the mysterious creatures described in the diary of Kate's grandfather. It is a very critical moment in the storyline because the main characters get in all sorts of trouble due to this creature. In addition to this, Kate is finally able to prove to Matt that her grandfather was not hallucinating or making up the creatures. Not only does the creature do all of this, it also brings Matt and Kate closer due to all the weird circumstances they are both put in in order to try to find a way to hide the creature from the rest of the crew. In a way, the whole second half of the book revolves completely around things that happen in the plot because of this creature, and it can be called one of the main
Comparison of The Seduction by Eileen McAuley and Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti
I will be analyzing the two poems, "Cousin Kate," by Christina Rossetti, and, "The Seduction," by Eileen McAuley. Both of these poems share the same theme. The two poems are both based on betrayed love but they each deal with a different aspect.
"Cousin Kate," is set in the eighteenth century but was written in the nineteenth century. It was set in Victorian eras which in those days' high moral values were a tradition to society. "Cousin Kate" deals with social standings. People are still judged by class now although it was much more important in the eighteenth century. In the eighteenth century sex before...show more content...
"The Seduction" is written by Eileen McAuley, it was writ in the twentieth century around 1980's. In those years the ruling minister was Margaret Thatcher, this women had very conventional high values in home and in society. At the time of her reign she tried to return society back to a Victorian setting of family values, and so that humanity would not be as judgmental as it is today.
"The Seduction," is also a poem about a male taking advantage of a girl although this is a boy not a man, but it is very different. Whereas in "Cousin Kate" he attracts her by his wealth and treating her well, this is not the case in "The Seduction." As the title suggests the poem is about a seduction but not in the normal manner you'd expect. There is no romance or romantic settings. In fact, the poet almost tries to make it feel dirty with such lines as, "…Towards the frightening scum on the water." Also the poet tries to give the effect of the boy being a rough, unfriendly character. The poet does this in several ways. She describes him, "…leather jacket creaking madly…" and, "…he spat in to the
Essay on Love and Time in Rossetti's Poems
Love and Time in Rossetti's Poems
It is evident that themes of love and time are frequently referred to in several of Rossetti's poems and I believe that she treats these themes in a variety of ways. Regarding love, Rossetti explores the disappointment and betrayal caused by love, her love of God as though part of an intimate relationship and the temptation that love causes young women to abandon the traditional rules. Using seasonal imagery,
Rossetti relates to time contradicting herself as she often implies that we should take time to enjoy and observe life whilst she also states that she is unable to be satisfied with earthly life and it is death that will provide the ultimate fulfilment.
Aware of the inevitable that...show more content...
A parallel to this in 'Song', Rossetti treats time as missed opportunities, "But pluck an ivy branch for me" demonstrating that she missed out on her youth and prime time but grew old before she had the chance to enjoy life. Using flower imagery,
Rossetti compares the different states of life, "Violets are for the grave of youth", a vibrant and exciting time and for someone to die young would be a shame. "And laurel for the perfect prime", a symbol of continuity and everlasting life; however "withered leaves I chose",
Rossetti conveys a humble attitude as though she doesn't deserve anymore. Contrasting her positive thoughts of living life to the full, Rossetti also releases her inner emotions regarding her own experience of not being successful in love and consequently was unable to enjoy life like others do. Through 'song', "Who look upon them hand in hand",
Rossetti realises how nicer the world could be if she was able to share it with someone special. "Two doves upon the self same branch", using the recurring motif of 'innocence and purity', Rossetti attempts to see life as others do who take time to observe the beauty that surrounds them, and wishes that she could be as content, "Oh happy they who look on them". Aware that she looks at herself and her life in bleak terms Rossetti affirms, "Who look upon them hand in hand/ and never give a thought to night" as she constantly refers to
Comparing Cousin Kate and The Seduction Essay
Comparing Cousin Kate and The Seduction
In this coursework I will be comparing the two poems 'Cousin Kate' by
Christina Rossetti and 'The Seduction' by Eileen McAuley. The two poems have many similarities but there are also some differences between them. To begin I will give an introduction to both the poems.
Cousin Kate is about a cottage maiden that is tricked into having an affair with a rich Lord. She is then betrayed by the Lord who decides to dump her. He then marries her Cousin Kate who is much more beautiful than her and who has not yet lost her virginity. The Lord completely forgets about the maid after abandoning her and leaves her all alone. The maiden later realises that she is pregnant with a baby boy who is the...show more content...
In Cousin Kate the cottage maiden truly loves the lord and has an affair with him for a period of time –"Woe's me for joy thereof" while in The Seduction the girl hardly knows anything about the boy and has a one night stand with him.
The other difference is the location of the two poems. Cousin Kate is set in the countryside –"I was a cottage maiden" while the Seduction is set in the city –"the silver stream of traffic through the city".
Another difference between the two poems is the way the two women are seduced by the men. In Cousin Kate the lord seduces the women by using his wealth and treating her well –"lured me to his palace home" while in the seduction the girl is seduced without any romance or romantic feelings. She only sleeps with the boy because she is drunk. In the seduction the poet describes what happened that night in as almost dirty where the boy calls her things like "little slag," The boy in the seduction is described as a very rough and unfriendly with the things he does– "...he spat into the river...".The events that take place in the seduction are also described in a dark with the use of phrases like "the frightening scum on the river".
The women also have many different feelings towards their pregnancies at the end of the poems. At the end of Cousin
'How does Rossetti tell the story in Cousin Kate'
In Cousin Kate the poet presents the reader with the idea that women have many expectations in life and are governed by men, giving them no real freedom, and that to become truly happy one must break away from social expectations. Personally I believe this poem presents Rossetti with a stage where she can speak of her resentment at the power men have and the weaknesses and few liberties that women have in the Victorian period; as in the end she takes sympathy for Cousin Kate who appears to have everything, because she must live under the order of her husband.
Rossetti chooses a first person narrative in this poem so the narrator can addresses her questions, laments and moans to Kate. She...show more content...
She is angry that he made her anxious instead of happy and took her away from her friends, her 'cottage mates' (line 3). The speaker later expresses her anger when she declares that, if she had been in her cousin's place as the marriage choice of the lord, she would 'have spit into his face and not have taken his hand' (lines 39–40). Her emotions are incredibly strong and the violence of her anger is expressed through her imagination.
The first two stanzas in the poem offer an insight into the narrator's past, showing the loss of her innocence the impact of the actions of the 'great lord' and an inner anger at her past actions, in the third and fourth stanzas the anger is directed at Kate for stealing the lord and sending her to her ruin, however in the fifth paragraph the direction of her anger is changed again and this time is directed at the lord himself. However the last stanza shows the narrator's anger to be resolved for although she may have suffered an immense loss of reputation she can be happy now as she's expressed her anger and knows within her heart that she has something neither the lord and lady Kate have: real love. This suggests that Rossetti doesn't agree with confinement of the labels given by society, Kate is seen as 'lovely and pure' and she as 'outcast' but by presenting her as the one who is ultimately happy and proud it's expressing that society values the wrong virtues, and has
How Does Rossetti Present In Maude Clare
The poem "Maude Clare" by Christina Georgina Rossetti tells the story of two women, Maude Clare and Nell, and their relationship with the male character, Thomas. They are both presented as being in love with him; Nell is newly married to Thomas whilst Maude Clare was at the wedding as a guest. The poem focuses on the women characters; the poem is about the conflict between the past and current lover of a man. Maude Clare, as hinted by the title, is the main character of this poem. It focuses on how she deals with the man she loves marrying someone else and how she presents herself.
Firstly, Rossetti presents Maude Clare as being angry at Thomas for treating her the way he did and being angry towards his marriage with Nell. Her first word in the poem is "Lo" and it shows that she holds a grudge against him. Instead of politely greeting him, she greets with "Lo" which could have been used by Rossetti to create an image...show more content...
She is contrasted with Nell; Maude Clare is described as a "queen" whilst Nell is compared to a "village maid". This contrast puts Maude Clare on a pedestal but making Nell seem plain and boring at the same time. The effect of Rossetti using this description is that it portrays Clare as the better woman for Thomas, before the readers learn of their affair. Nell also describes her as being "taller by the head, more wise and much more fair". This description shows that Maude Clare is clearly better than Nell in many ways and Nell's jealousy proves that Maude Clare would be better for Thomas, if not for the fact that he had left her. Her superiority is also shown in the first description of her character, where she is depicted as walking out of the wedding "with a lofty step". Her body language shows that she feels as if she has nothing to hide and is confident even though the expected body language for someone in her situation would be embarrassment and
The two narrative poems, 'Cousin Kate' and 'The Seduction' have a number of similarities between them, such as the poems are both based on love and the misuse of women. However, the two poems are also very different in some ways. For instance, the reactions to love vary in the poems.
'Cousin Kate' was set in the 1860's and 'The Seduction' was set in the 1970's, therefore, the poems are set one hundred years apart from each other. It is due to this that they have many differences between them. The difference in time contributes to the language that the poems have been written in. The two poems are also set in different areas. 'Cousin Kate is set in the rural countryside, and 'The Seduction' is set in an urban area. An example of a...show more content...
The Cottage Maiden does not see herself clearly, and so she flattered when the Great Lord takes her home with him. However, he then deserts her for her Cousin Kate.
Firstly, the Cottage Maiden was cheerful with how her life was, prior to her encounter with the Great Lord. This is shown when the poet describes her outlook on life as "contented." This suggests she was not ecstatic about the way she lived her life, but it could have been worse and she was grateful for what she had. Furthermore, she never used to pay attention to her appearance. "Not mindful I was fair," suggests she was oblivious to her beauty. She saw herself as plain and simple and did not make an effort to make herself look beautiful or fine–looking, she never wore make–up. She proceeded through life, not from shifting her daily routine. She saw herself as a cottage maiden and nothing more. She was unaware that she was pretty or attractive. She regrets her first–acquaintance with the Great Lord. This is shown by the question:
"Why did a great lord find me out?" This conveys that she thinks her life would have been more enjoyable if it were as it was before she had come across him. He has altered her life completely. The Cottage maiden would not normally go with a man as she had done. I know this when the poet uses the word "lured" to describe how the Great Lord persuaded the Cottage
The Seduction And Cousin Kate Comparison
My essay is about two poems one called the seduction by Eileen McAuley and cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti. Both poems are about a woman's live that changed because of a man.
At first, I am going to discuss the poem Cousin Kate is it is the older one. It is based in the victoria area The main character is a 'cottage maiden' and this shows that she is lower class really young and unmarried. The maiden found a great lord who always gave her compliments as 'praise my flaxen hair' this makes it pretty obviously that he is really interested in her body and doesn't want this woman for life. I think that the young woman is sad and a bit angry at herself. We can see this in the 5th line as she is asking herself 'why did a great lord find me out'....show more content...
Cousin Kate loved the lord only because of his money and the land he had. ´If I stood where I stand he wouldn't have won me with his love nor bought me with his land´ this sentence comes from the maiden. We can see that her cousin is more important to her than money or love because she wouldn't marry the lord if she would be a cousin as this would be unfair and selfish. She makes clear that she wouldn't marry the lord when she says ´I would have spit into his face and not have taken his hand´ she is selfless and it makes pretty obviously that family is more important to her than
A Comparison of 'To His Coy Mistress' by Andrew Marvell and 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti
Andrew Marvell (1621–1678) was a British writer. He was a poet during the Renaissance period. He was one of the metaphysical poets, known for his works like 'To His Coy Mistress'. He was an assistant to John Milton and a Member of Parliament.
Christina Rossetti (1830–1894) was a British writer. She was one of the greatest Victorian poets. She lived a reclusive life and was educated at home. She was part of the Pre–Raphaelite movement in the Victorian Period. She had a very strong Christian Faith and this was shown several times in some of her poems.
To His Coy Mistress is a lyrical and metaphysical...show more content...
Cousin Kate only loves the lord because of his money that is what the cottage maiden tells the audience. It is a poem about betrayal. The cottage maiden feels betrayed by her cousin and tells the audience that if it had been the other way round the cottage maiden would not have gone off with the lord but would have refused his proposal. She says
"I would have refused his proposal and spit into his face."
Christina Rossetti is trying to portray the cottage maiden as a bitter and angry woman. I think that the cottage maiden didn't really have a good relationship with her cousin because if she did then her cousin, Kate, wouldn't have betrayed her. Also the relationship between her and the Lord couldn't have been love or he wouldn't have left her. I think their relationship was material and superficial. I think the serious message in this poem is that you should be more cautious and aware of the people around you. You should not make yourself vulnerable to anyone. If something is too good to be true you should keep well clear of it. For example she says
"Why did a great Lord find me out,
And praise my flaxen hair?"
The cottage maiden is questioning herself. She is confused but also irritated at the same time. She doesn't understand why a man of such high stand in society with great wealth would pick her, a cottage maiden that lives in poverty. From this the audience can
My essay is about two poems one called the seduction by Eileen McAuley and cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti. Both poems are about a woman's life that changed because of a man. At first, I am going to discuss the poem Cousin Kate is it is the older one. It is based in the Victoria area The main character is a 'cottage maiden' and this shows that she is lower class really young and unmarried. The maiden found a great lord who always gave her compliments as 'praise my flaxen hair' this makes it pretty obviously that he is really interested in her body and doesn't want this woman for life. I think that the young woman is sad and a bit angry at herself. We can see this in the 5th line as she is asking herself 'why did a great lord find me out'....show more content...
As in the next line is written that 'he changed me like a glove' it tells us that he got rid of her after she got pregnant because it is a shame to him have a child and not being married as he is a lord and is standing above many people. In the third part, the maiden is now talking to her 'cousin Kate'. She is saying 'Lady Kate' and this is the next point. Her cousin Kate is married to the lord. 'He lifted you from the mean estate to sit with him on high' is telling us that she is angry at her cousin that she just left her family and doesn't care about the much more. She isn't living anymore in the bad housing instance she is now in a rich house with the lord. In line 25 to 30, the maiden is telling us that Kate didn't sleep with the lord before they were married like all ´neighbours call you good and pure´. The young lady really loved him but Kate's love was fake as she is saying ´your love was written in sand´. Cousin Kate loved the lord only because of his money and the land he had. ´If I stood where I stand he wouldn't have won me with his love nor bought me with his land´ this sentence comes from the maiden. We can see that her cousin is more important to her than money or love because she wouldn't marry the lord if she would be a cousin as this would be unfair and selfish. She makes clear that she wouldn't marry the lord when she says ´I would have spit into his face and not have taken his hand´ she is selfless and it makes pretty obviously that family is more important to her than everything. ´Yet I´ve a gift you have not got´ i this line she is talking about her child which she got from the lord. Kate isn't pregnant so she isn't going to give the lord a son. Her son is her ´shame her pride´ as in the Victoria area it wasn't usual to have a child and not being married. It was kind of rude and unacceptable. But still it's her child and she loves it. Even others are saying that she isn't a "good" woman. It seems like she is saying the
Cousin Kate Poem
The poems Cousin Kate and Sweet 18 both has the themes of loss of innocence. As portrayed in the poems 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rosetti and 'Sweet 18' by Sheenagh Pugh both portray young women who lose their passion and love through naivety and innocence. Both men in the poems are not aware of the consequences and effect of their actions or appearance to the narrators. However, the women are in love with the men or their appearance and are left alone and this shows both poems are about unrequited love.
The theme of the first stanza in "Cousin Kate" is naivety and innocence as the poem opens with 'I was a cottage maid' this suggests she is young and viginal which highlights the theme of innocence and adds an idea of poverty as rich women...show more content...
The narrator of the poem views the young man partly with a maternal eye, but this changes throughout the poem 'who has never wished to put a stone through a great, clear, shining pane of glass' this shows there is also a sense of desire for the clean, unbroken youth rather than the narrator being in love with the young man.
The tensions are entirely within the speaker's emotions, as she knows that she would not be good for the young man, and would be a "parasite" on him, this portrays she realise that she cannot rely on him, if she did that would only harm the young man's unbroken youth, so it is better to separate from him before any harm is done.
The narrator shows her maturity and loses her innocence at the end ' give her a smile, glass of light, and stay clear' this implies She knows both the source of her own desire which means she knows the consequences of that desire and decides to stay away from the young man which will benefit both the narrator and the young man.
The poem is the "awareness"that the adult woman has, which does not impinge on the young man – perhaps an awareness that would be beneficial to Juliet: if she had known the consequences, or been aware of the potential consequences of her actions, would she have resisted fate and married Paris as her elders
Christina Rossetti's Poetry: Controlled and Passionate
Rossetti's poetry has been described as both controlled and passionate. Making clear what you understand by the terms discuss which of these two views you have more sympathy with and why. Refer closely to at least three of the set poems.
Christina Rossetti poetry uses concise structures but through these she expresses immense emotion; in this respect her poetry can accurately described as "both controlled and passionate" yet the two words are almost a paradox as passion is frequently seen to be at odds with controlled tight structures. Other poets have also followed in
Rossetti's footsteps by combining tight structured poetic forms with emotion e.g. Dylan Thomas....show more content...
The poem sits easily on a page and is visually satisfying, although this is in part due to the visual rhymes previously mentioned. This appearance though is false as the poems content is analysed but reinforces the theme of appearance and reality in the 4th stanza.
Again, the "controlled" use of structure can be seen as adding to the poems "passion" showing a masterful combination of the two. The repetition of and permutations on the line: "my heart is breaking for a little love" is another structure that reinforces the poems meaning and show the despair that the poem communicates. The move away from the 1st person in the last two stanzas serves to provide a different perspective on the emotions discussed allowing a broader view than if the whole poem was in the first person, again this use of structure emphasises the underlying emotions.
Although the structure of the poem contributes to its emotiveness the language is also essential to exhibit Rossetti's "passion". The natural imagery in the last three lines of each stanza contrast
Rossetti to the natural world, they demonstrate how she feels left out of natural cycles by having no mate. There appears to be a longing to bear children in the last stanza, possibly Rossetti wishes not for the love of a partner but for the love of a child. Nature is usually associated with the idea of mating for
My essay is about two poems, one called the seduction by Eileen McAuley and Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti. Both poems are about a woman's life that changed because of a man. At first, I am going to discuss the poem Cousin Kate is it is the older one. It is based in the Victoria area the main character is a 'cottage maiden' and this shows that she is lower class really young and unmarried. The maiden found a great lord who always gave her compliments as 'praise my flaxen hair' this makes it pretty obvious that he is really interested in her body and doesn't want this woman for life. I think that the young woman is sad and a bit angry at herself. We can see this on the 5th line as she is asking herself 'why did a great lord find me out'....show more content...
For example, both poems are about a boy who ruined their life. Its written in a very sad tone. In both poems are a lot of describing words. For places or situations so that you have a clear picture of what happen. For example, in cousin Kate ´harden by sun and air´ that tells what the young maiden is working a lot outside. While in the poem the seduction you will find descriptive words like ´frightening scum´ what is describing the bad atmosphere. One of the most important things is that both women are about the same age as in cousin Kate, she is called maiden, and in the seduction it is clear from the beginning, but an evidence is coming up just in the end where is asking herself where her childhood is by saying things like ´she cried that she had missed all the innocent around her and all the parties where you meet the boy next door´ or when she said she is still at school . I would say both women aren't older than 20. As in the poem cousin Kate, she is called maiden and only young and not married girls are called like this. Both of them lost their childhood and all the innocent that was around them. And last but not least the point that both of them get pregnant is probably one of the most obvious facts in both
Analysis of Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti
'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti describes a cottage maiden who was seduced and used by the lord of the estate for which she worked. She was surprised and taken a back by the fact that someone so great and powerful could be slightly interested in her, and so she automatically fell in love with him. It wasn't until after he had slept with her that he left her for her cousin, Kate. The cottage maiden was devastated that he had done that to her. She felt unclean and unwanted. The lord asked for Kate's hand in marriage and she accepted.
The cottage maid thought that he married Kate because she was innocent and pure, 'Because you were so good and pure/He bound you with his ring' –...show more content...
Men would then look down on you in disgust, as would friends and family. The poem demonstrates how a man can love a woman, then throw her away and move onto another as he pleases, and because he was a Lord the cottage maiden could not say a thing. This brings into light the difference between higher and lower class people. If the cottage maiden had said anything, people would not believe her and turn a blind eye to her and to her accusations. According to the maiden, Kate's love was not real. 'O cousin Kate my love was true, your love was writ in sand'.
This tells us that Kate's love was going to disappear and was only a temporary emotion which was later just blown away like writing in the sand, whilst the maiden's love was real. The maiden may just be saying this for revenge against Cousin Kate to try and make herself feel better but we do not know. The Lord's love towards the maiden was not real, 'His plaything and his love'. 'Plaything' and 'love' are two very different contrasts with each other. Did he really love her for a while or was it all just a game to him? He used her and made her believe that he liked her then left her for Kate.
The maiden was infatuated by the Lord and fell in love with him instantly. He used this, his power and his wealth against the maiden.
The Lord casts off the female once he meets Kate, who is 'fairer' than the narrator. This shows that males do not always get emotionally involved in
The pre 20th century poems 'Cousin Kate' and 'A woman to her lover' written by Christina Rossetti and Christina Walsh, both explore the presentation of women. Similarly, both poems are unique due to it being written in the 1800's, as women were controlled and dominated by men in that society.
The narrative poem 'Cousin Kate' by Rossetti, explores the themes regret and jealousy. The poem itself is a dramatic monologue written in first person by Rossetti, presenting the history of a cottage maiden with a Lord. It was written during the 1800's where social status was considered important, women were inferior to men and sexual intercourse out of wedlock was frowned upon greatly. In the first stanza we learn that the persona got betrayed and was simply a cottage maiden. She reveals that she was 'hardened by the sun and air', portraying how strong she is and how hard she worked.
Conversely, through the use of the phrase 'sun and air' Rossetti foreshadows the ending – 'son and heir'. This play on words shows how the cottage maiden revealed that even after having her son out wedlock with the Lord, he would still be inheriting his wealth and land. Moreover, through the quote 'contented with my cottage maidens', she shows how happy and satisfied she was with how her life before the Lord entered it. Portraying how much the affair with the Lord affected her and how much she lost in result of it. Additionally, the cottage maiden was modest and humble but she was 'fair' demonstrated by
Compare and contrast Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti with The
Seduction by Eileen McAuley
Comparison of Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti and The Seduction by Eileen McAuley
For this essay I have been asked to compare two poems. One from the era of pre twentieth century and one from the twentieth century. The poem from pre twentieth century I am writing about is 'Cousin Kate' by
Christina Rossetti. The poem from the twentieth century will be 'The
Seduction' by Eileen McAuley. These two poems have many similarities, but they also have many differences. It is pretty obvious that both these poets have different writing techniques, obviously because they were written in different eras. These two poems which I will be...show more content...
In the next line we learn a lot about the narrator that she is a beautiful young women but she doesn't realize it we also learn she is naïve.
"Not mindful I was fair" The word 'mindful' implies that she is naïve and that she doesn't even realize how beautiful she really is.
"Why did a great lord find me out and praise my flaxen hair? The tone in this line is bitter and reproachful; the rhetorical question conveys her recrimination and regret. Almost that she is wailing with woe. "Why did a great lord fine me out to fill my heart with care?"
There is also another rhetorical question here which implies that she is searching her conscious, "why did a great lore find me out" this line is repeated twice in the first eight lines and is what we call repetition which emphasizes her regret. Alternate rhyme is also used in the first eight lines "air", "fair", "Hair" and care".
"He lured me to his palace home – Woe's me for joy thereof" There is a very emotive word in this one line this word is 'Lured' it implies that he exploited her like to advantage of her like the girl was exploited by the magazine editors in the seduction, it also implies his predatory nature. Exploitation is also a theme of this poem and ironically is also a theme of 'The Seduction' the theme exploitation implies that both women in both poems were exploited by society. In
'The Seduction' teenagers were leaded to believe it was normal to lose there chastity at a certain
Cousin Kate by Rossetti and The Seduction by McAuley
'Cousin Kate' is a pre–twentieth century poem, which was written by Christina Rossetti. It is about a young woman who works as a cottage maiden, she falls in love with a lord and sleeps with him. She finds out that she is pregnant with the lord's baby but is dumped for her cousin.
The second poem, 'The Seduction', is a more modern poem. It is about a teenage girl who meets a boy at a party, they get on well and leave the party together. The boy gives the girl lots of alcohol and start to caress her, once they had slept together the boy left. After a short period, the young girl finds out that she is pregnant and is distraught.
Both...show more content...
In 'The Seduction', McAuley writes, "As he bought he more drinks…" The man is only after one things and he knows he stands better chance if she is under the influence of alcohol. Maybe if she were sober she could think about what she is doing and the unreverseable consequences; he knows this.
McAuley goes on to write, "And she stifled a giggle." This was just before the man committed the unforgivable act, and it shows her nerves towards the whole situation. She clearly doesn't want to have sex with the man, but he couldn't care less. He is blatantly using her for his own personal pleasure.
In 'Cousin Kate', the woman involved doesn't realise that the Lord is using her until he leaves her for her cousin. "Your love was writ in the sand," Rossetti writes. This implies that although the Lord claimed to love her, it was only a temporary emotion which was later just blown away like writing in sand. Without doubt, this makes us feel sorry for the woman and hatred towards the twofaced Lord.
Both women who feature in 'Cousin Kate' and 'The Seduction' are, at some stage, concerned about the public opinion of them. Although they are worried at different times, it is still a noticeable similarity.
In 'The Seduction', the young woman involved doesn't even want to leave her room because she knows what the neighbours will be saying when
Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti Essay
Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti
The poem cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti is about a young girl who falls in love with a great lord (a rich and powerful man), but then he leaves her for her cousin. Eventually she finds out that she is pregnant (cousin Kate) but had to deal with the consequences all by herself. As the great lord does not want to be involved in a baby when not married (this was highly disrespected at this time).It is set sometimes during the 1800's and a young cottage maiden was living a happy life with her friends, but she was taken away by a powerful man. I get the picture that she was happy without him as she says "contented with my cottage mates". I like this as it hints an...show more content...
I ponder if this means that when she was with him, she didn't care what people thought…but now the fun is over, and the consequences are being paid. She is ashamed of what she has done and what she if left with.
"Play thing" she describes herself as a toy, something that he used to play with for when he was bored. She feels used, and like a…."play thing" basically...and just like a toy, which gets old. She feels replaced by a newer model.
"Changed like a glove", again she's saying he used her. Just like a glove, which eventually got dirty or out of fashion…he trades her in for something fresh, something he still respects.
She feels like a "unclean thing" as she had sex with him before they wed, in which those days was disgraceful.
Plus where she could have kept pure, like a virgin or a "dove" (symbol of purity) she has now lost that, maybe she feels it's her fault. She sees herself as a disrespected member of public. People in those days would of crossed the road if they had seen her coming, not looking or talking to her in any way.
"The neighbors call you good and pure,
Call me an outcast thing." I like this line the most, as it shows you how much of an outcast she is, purely because of getting pregnant.
In the second half of the poem she talks about her cousin…it starts off as a jealous "he bound you with his ring"
She goes
Christina Rossetti Remember Essay
After reading Christina Rossetti's poem "Remember", it is evident to one's eyes that Rossetti is expressing to her loved one that she wants to be remembered when she passes and wishes for him not to be grieving of her presence being no more, but yet, wants him to smile of the memories that they once shared. Rossetti expresses how she desires to be remembered by her lover, and does this by the choice of diction, her utilization of syntax, and the tone in which she presents to the reader. In Rossetti's poem "Remember", the poet expresses herself and her work in a very neutral way. Although she does phrase some words in a way one may not use in modern times, such as "When you can no more hold me by the hand..." Rossetti does talk as though you...show more content...
In lines 3 and 4, it states "When you can no more hold me by the hand, nor I half turn to go yet turning stay." The length of the sentences are pretty lengthy being that they are complex sentences. There are not any sentence fragments, nor are there rhetorical questions throughout the poem, "Remember". In line 6, it states "You tell me of our future that you planned: only remember me;" Parallel structure is thus shown in that line. Aforementioned, the narrator wants to be sure that when she does pass, her beloved remembers her. There is a continuous repetition of the words "Remember me..." There is also a repetition in the beginning of the poem when the author says "...when I am gone away, gone far away..." the words "gone" and "away" are repeated and the word "far" is added into the ending of that sentence to add emphasis on how she will be away. There is not much variety as to how the sentences are structured and patterned. The author has the poem in an iambic pentameter in the opening of the poem consisting of the pattern ABBA ABBA and later towards the end of the poem going to CDE CDE. The poem is organized into one stanza that is consisted of fourteen