Carol Ann Duffy's Beauty And The Beast

Writers consistently use poetry as a lens through which they scrutinize and delineate society. The poet, Carol Ann Duffy, uses her anthology, “The World’s Wife” to portray her strong feminist views. Within this collection Duffy gives a voice to female historical, mythical and fictional figures, whose opinions have not been previously heard. A famous feminist author, Simone de Beauvoir, once said, "Representation of the world is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which

delineate society. The poet, Carol Ann Duffy, uses her anthology, “The World’s Wife” to portray her strong feminist views. Within this collection Duffy gives a voice to female Biblical, historical, mythical and fictional figures, whose voices have previously not been heard. A famous feminist author, Simone de Beauvoir, once said, "Representation of the world is the work of men; they describe it from their own point of view, which they confuse with the absolute truth". Mrs Beast upholds the feminist literary

Introduction In the World’s Wife Carol Ann Duffy gives a voice to the imagined wives - some fiction, others real - history long forgot or never gave a thought too. Duffy surgically dissects the quintessential homogeneous relationship of husband and wife. A recurring motif of marriage being exposed for all it’s foibles and weaknesses is expressed throughout the collection. It would be a misconception to suggest Duffy’s focus is the not hetrosexual relationship, though other forms are explored. These

Headstrong heroines, degraded males, dysfunctional relationships, twisted manipulations – these are all distinct aspects of romantic relationships Carol Ann Duffy explores in ‘Little Red Cap’ and ‘Mrs. Beast’. In both poems, Duffy’s female characters are more romantically and sexually sovereign and potent which stands in opposition to the traditional domineering males in relationships. She illustrates this through allusion and an uncompromising tone of narration. The poem, ‘Little Red cap’

DISCUSS THE VEIW THAT BOTH AUTHORS USE MYTHS AND FAIRYTALES TO REFLECT GENDER EQUALITY Fairy tales and myths, although often cited as children’s stories, rooted in a distant world of magical realism, still form the bedrock of both literary history and cultural consciousness. As Duffy quotes “a part in our literary DNA.” (from the interview i listened too need to find it to refernce) Yet in most fairytales, such as disney, the works of Perrault, or Grimm, the tales remain governed

Evelyn Cunningham once said, “Women are the only oppressed group in our society that lives in intimate association with their oppressors.” For thousands of years women have been oppressed, not in the bondage of slavery but in the bondage that comes from a lack of education and a dependence on men for their livelihood. Women have been subjected to scrutiny and ostracization, belittling and disparaging comments, and even at times they have been feared by men. Women themselves have even taken on the