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DPP LANGUAGE AND LITERATURE POETRY NOTE

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THE WORLD\'S WIFE ANNE HATHAWAY PPT

Jennifer F / Dubai

13 years of teaching experience

Qualification: Head of English Department

Teaches: English, English Language

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  1. Anne Hathaway (1556-1623) was a real woman - famous for being the wife of William Shakespeare. She was nine years older than her husband, but outlived him by seven years. They married in 1582, when Anne was already pregnant, and had three children together. Although Shakespeare spent many years working in London, he made frequent visits to their home in Stratford-upon-Avon.) LQ: How does Duffy portray a new perspective on this relationship through imagery and structure?
  2. Shakespeare's Will 'Item I gyve unto my wife my second best bed ... The poem is about an item that Shakespeare leaves his wife in his Last Will and Testament after his death. Consider: Why would you give your wife the 'second best bed'? Who would sleep in the best bed? LQ: How does Duffy portray a new perspective on this relationship through imagery and structure?
  3. Shakespeare's Will - Context Many critics have viewed Shakespeare's decision to leave the 'second best bed' to his wife as an insult. In Shakespeare's time, a bed was an expensive and luxurious item, generally regarded as a valuable heirloom to be passed down the generations rather than given to a surviving spouse. In a world where social status was highly prized, people were keen to show off their wealth at every possible opportunity. It wasnt uncommon for the best bed' to be kept in one of the rooms downstairs, as a way of making sure all your visitors could see how well you were doing. It was also the bed that would be offered to staying guests, so the 'second best bed referenced in Shakespeare's will is likely to have been the actual marriage bed, the one that he and Anne shared as man and wife. Duffy chooses to bring a new perspective, seeing Shakespeare's bequest as an affirmation of his love. LQ: How does Duffy portray a new perspective on this relationship through imagery and structure?
  4. Initial Reading • Do any questions come to mind whilst reading this poem? • What feelings or emotions have been evoked from reading the poem? • What do you think Duffy's intentions may have been with this poem? LQ: How does Duffy portray a new perspective on this relationship through imagery and structure?
  5. Imagery In the poem Anne sees her relationship with Shakespeare in terms of his own writing. She uses the sonnet form (though she does not follow all the conventions of rhyme or metre) which Shakespeare favoured. She suggests that as lovers they were as inventive as Shakespeare was in his dramatic poetry - and their bed might contain "forests, castles, torchlight", 'clifftops" and "seas where he would dive for pearls". These images are very obviously erotic, and Ms. Duffy no doubt expects the reader to interpret them in a sexual sense. Where Shakespeare's words were" shooting stars" (blazing in glory across the sky) for her there was the more down-to-earth consequence of "kisses/on these lips". LQ: How does Duffy portray a new perspective on this relationship through imagery and structure?
  6. Questions to guide your annotations How is Shakespeare's profession (as a writer) brought to life through this poem? How and for what purpose does the poet adapt the sonnet form here? Explain, in your own words, how the central image of the "second best bed" works in the poem. How are metaphors used for effect in this poem? In what ways does this poem appeal to the senses? Is this poem more about Anne or her husband, or is it about them both, as a couple? LQ: How does Duffy portray a new perspective on this relationship through imagery and structure?
  7. Optional - LP Update Ideas Can you connect this poem to any other works in Duffy's collection? If not, why do you think this is the case? Does this poem change the way you think of William Shakespeare? What's your personal response to this poem? LQ: How does Duffy portray a new perspective on this relationship through imagery and structure?

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