Sunday, March 20, 2022

Teaching Others: Mrs Sisyphus/Medusa (Sithil)

Teaching others poems from "The World's Wife"
 
Mrs Sisyphus 
Global Issue: Mental suffering of women/Subjugation of Women

Mr. Sisyphus’ wife: Greek mythology

Themes:

  • Inequality in relationships 
  • Loneliness
  • Ignorance
  • Subjugation of Women

Duffy relates the myth to the modern times where a husband's dedication to work lead to less time spent with their family.

Medusa 
Global issue: Jealousy / Mental suffering of women

Medusa from Greek mythology

Themes:

  •  Jealousy and the Consequence
  •  Mental suffering of women

The entire poem can be looked at as an extended metaphor


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