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How far, and in what ways, does the text reveal and challenge patriarchal…
How far, and in what ways, does the text reveal and challenge patriarchal authority? Explore this using a range of poems from 'The World’s Wife' collection
Thetis
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Thetis was Greek goddess of the sea. Zeus and Poseidon loved her, but neither of them married her, out of fear of a prophecy that said Thetis' son would surpass his father in glory.
A protective and ambitious mother, gave birth to war hero, Achilles, and made him immortal by dipping him in a sacred river, however left the 'Achilles' heel area vulnerable as it didn't touch the water.
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Carol Ann Duffy Context
Poetic inspiration of Robert Browning - she writes dramatics monologues from the perspective of a disturbed character.
Further poetic inspiration of John Donne, a metaphysical poet who approaches ordinary objects and situations in original and unexpected ways.
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Duffy is influenced by Beat poetry in terms of rejection of standard narrative values, rejection of materialism, explicit portrayals of the human condition, sexual liberation.
Duffy applauded by critics for tackling gender roles without being too one-sided or overtly political.
She is criticised by critics for being too populist (appealing to the everyday person who believe their views are disregarded by the elite)
Essay Plan
Talk about original myth, and then how Duffy has adapted it
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Link to feminist theory, other related context, and always back to the main point of how they are presented in society
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