Christina Rossetti Key Concerns Temptation to indulge in the corporeal Social consequence of this indulgence Deceptiveness of men Female solidarity is it possible: Rossetti’s poetry‚ there is a constant tension between female solidarity‚ and societal and masculine pressures which often destroy that solidarity. This constant tension perhaps suggests Rossetti’s hope for the salvation found in female solidarity‚ alongside her awareness that women in the Victorian era faced certain pressures that perhaps
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witnessed throughout the essay are : Cousin Kate by Christina Rossetti‚ Porphyria’s lover by Robert Browning‚ To his Coy Mistress by Andrew Marvel and Romeo Juliet by William Shakespeare. Romeo and Juliet is about two lovers - who adore each other so much‚ similarily Porphyria’s lover is about a man who loves Porphria so much‚ which leads on to him killing her. Then‚ To his Coy Mistress was when the narrator slept with the lady and had sex‚ similarily Cousin Kate was similar as the narrator had sex
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Christina Rossetti (1830-1894) Her Life • Christina Rossetti was the youngest of four children • Mother- Gabriele Rossetti‚ an Italian patriot who came to London in 1824. • She had one sister‚ Maria‚ and two brothers‚ Dante Gabriel and William. • Brought up as devout Anglo-Catholics. Christina’s elder sister Maria eventually became an Anglican nun. • In 1848 she became engaged to James Collinson‚ a member of her brother’s Pre-Raphaelite circle. (broke it off when he
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Christina Rossetti Christina Rossetti was one of the greatest female Victorian poets who connected her personal life and spiritual life. Christina Rossetti is a poet who heavily focuses on different themes within her writing. Two of the major themes that Christina Rossetti has focused on are acceptance of death and love. Within Christina Rossetti’s writing it is very obvious the message that she is trying portray. Remember Me and Baby Lies So Fast Asleep are two poems that apply the themes of
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‘Cousin Kate’ is a double ballade‚ meaning that it is heavily rhymed and consists of six stanzas of 8 lines. It was written by Christina Rossetti in the 1870s. The outline of the poem is that the narrator ‘cottage maiden’ is introduced and describes herself as ‘Hardened by sun and air’ which shows that she is fairly low-class and that she works outside. In the 1800’s‚ if you had a tan because you would be working outside‚ this would show that you were of the working class. She then falls in love
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‘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
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Poem Essay Title “Christina Rossetti was born in London‚ one of four children of Italian parents. Her father was the poet Gabriele Rossetti (1783-1854)‚ professor of Italian at King ’s College from 1831. He resigned in 1845 because of blindness. All the four children in the family became writers; Dante Gabriel also gained fame as a painter. Christina was educated at home by her mother‚ Frances Polidori‚ a former governess. She shared her parents ’ interest in poetry and was portrayed in the paintings
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Comparing Cousin Kate and The Seduction Cousin Kate is a pre twentieth century poem‚ written in ballet style (set in verse0 in a very rural countryside. It was written by Christina Rosseti‚ her voice is that of a young woman working as a cottage maiden that falls in love with a lord and gets pregnant‚ and is then discarded for her cousin Kate who marries the lord. The second poem "the seduction" is a more modern poem with an urban setting‚ and is written in narrative form. The rhyme and
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For my coursework I am comparing the poem ‘Cousin Kate’ by Christina Rossetti with ‘The Seduction’ by Eileen McAuley. Both these poems share similar storylines and themes. They both talk about how the females are lured into a false sense of reality and promises by men they think feel the same way. However‚ both men betray females after using them for their sexual gratification without regards for the lives they are damaging. Both poems are narratives‚ meaning they tell a story in verse. Throughout
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A Birthday - Christina Rossetti Context Christina Rossetti - Born in 1830‚ known for acerbic (sharp direct and outspoken) love poetry‚ vivacious (attractively lively) ballads (poem in short stanzas) and nursery rhymes. Became a devout Anglo-Catholic when she was about 14. Poem - Written when Rossetti was 27yrs old in 1857 and expresses the tremendous joy and excitement you feel when you meet the one you love. Title - A Birthday; celebration‚ spiritual rebirth‚ ambiguous misleading title
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