expectations of women being submissive and present their women characters as authoritative and devious. In ‘Macbeth’‚ by William Shakespeare‚ Lady Macbeth goes against conventions. Lady Macbeth is a desperate and controlling wife who would do anything to get her husband in to royalty and live a wealthy life. This is similar to ‘Havisham’‚ written by Carol
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Compare the presentation of Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham. Explore how Shakespeare and Dickens present them as disturbed women. Disturbed is a definition of someone who has emotional or mental problems; both Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham are presented as disturbed characters in one way or another. These two leading women both have characteristics that were not stereotypical of woman at the time periods that the play and the novel were set in; making them immediately appear strange to the audience
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Throughout both ‘Great Expectations’ and ‘Macbeth’ surroundings are used to influence and define Miss Havisham’s and Lady Macbeth’s characteristics. These surroundings are not only physical‚ but also psychological; found in their relationships and trauma from past events. Although both women are presented in different forms Lady Macbeth is also strongly influenced by her physical surroundings. Like Miss Havisham‚ her home is metaphorical of her characteristics. She lives in a great castle from
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Carol Ann Duffy’s poem ’Havisham’ is a dramatic monologue written from the eyes of the infamous character Miss Havisham who is extracted from Dickens’s ’Great Expectations’. Miss Havisham is a very disturbing character for a number of different reasons conceived by the pain and hurt she has endured through out her life after being jilted at the altar many years before the poem is set. Through out Havisham we learn that there is more underlying problems to Havisham than what was once acknowledged
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Both Lady Macbeth and Miss Havisham are presented as two very disturbed characters - Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare’s play “Macbeth” and Miss Havisham in the poem Havisham by carol Ann Duffy. Both women in each of the texts that I have analysed come across as being disturbed‚ Being disturbed in the sense that both Havisham and Lady Macbeth are psychologically disturbed and also disturbed in the sense that they both want to interrupt peace. From prior research I have found that the definition of disturbed
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Explore the way violence is presented in the poem ‘Havisham’ by Carol Anne Duffy Carol Anne Duffy bases her poem ‘Havisham’ off of a repulsive character from ‘Great Expectations’ by Charles Dickens. Miss Havisham is introduced to us in the story as a spinster who was left at the alter after being deceived by her brother and her ‘lover’. Since the day‚ she reveled in her grudge against them for breaking her heart and she became dominated by her obsession of a perfect marriage‚ perfect partner
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Carol Ann Duffy writes from the viewpoint of one of Charles’ Dickens most memorable characters‚ Miss Havisham from Great Expectations. This is a poignant poem when Duffy delves into the bitterness the character feels at being jilted. The title “Havisham” suggests a loss of status and sets the tone for the whole poem. Stanza 1 The opening line portrays the order of events. “Beloved sweetheart bastard.” The man she describes was someone special but soon became someone she hated. She has longed
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like "Dark green pebbles" hints to the hardness of stone but also the green is jealousy. She has become trapped by obsession: thinking‚ praying and waiting for her fiance. The word "Spinster" is a one word sentence‚ almost spat out in distaste. Havisham describes her condition "I stink and remember" the words refer to her smell from wearing the same clothes but also the stench of the terrible thing that has happened to her. The events have changed her and there is real sadness and fear behind the
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also being alone without a partner “a lover” to share your life with. This is reflected by Ms Havisham who has always been alone and never really had “true love” and the effects of that how our feelings can go to mutual hatred towards one person whom in their mind destroyed their entire life. The poem is titled Havisham and not Miss Havisham. Why? The poem is titled “Havisham” opposed to “Miss Havisham” since she doesn’t have the honour being labelled a “miss” due to turning into a complete monster
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Miss Havisham is first introduced to the reader when Mr Pumblechook (Pips Uncle) announces that Miss Havisham Requests Pips presence to play at her house. Miss Havisham fits into the main plot because she trains Estella to “ break their hearts.” When Pip sees Estella for the fist time‚ he instantly falls in love with her. Miss Havisham sees this and she encourages Pip to do so. Miss Havisham was also‚ in Pips eyes‚ the cause of his ‘Great expectations’ Miss Havisham may also have been
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