In this part of the essay, I will be analysing the commitment, marriage and relationship aspects of the these three poems: "A Woman to Her Lover", "To His Coy Mistress" and "Valentine". After I analyse these aspects of the poems, I will do a short link to show how each poem connects to Macbeth.
Walsh shows a feminist attitude towards marriage and relationships for her time in the poem “A Woman To Her Lover”. For example “go I am no doll to dress and sit for feeble worships if that be what you ask , fool, I refuse you!” shows that she will not be happy being objectified for her future husband. This is interesting because women were expected to just be there for their husband’s pleasure and children in society at the time. This shows that she is only going to willingly commit to marriage if she can be seen as equal to her future husband, and she continues to show this idea of marriage throughout the entire poem. The words “doll” and “worship” are interesting because they show that she does not want to be treated as an object to desire. This links to Macbeth because Lady Macbeth is never seen as an object and they have a mutual respect for eachother, while they are not always …show more content…
The next part of this poem shows the more impatient side of him, and it is shown in the lines “Thy beauty shall no more be found nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound” showing his impatience, by him telling her that she will not always be beautiful, and when she is no longer beautiful it will be too late and they will not be able to have children. This still shows that he holds no interest about marriage though, as he does not say anything about wishes to get married and wanting to spend his life with
Walsh shows a feminist attitude towards marriage and relationships for her time in the poem “A Woman To Her Lover”. For example “go I am no doll to dress and sit for feeble worships if that be what you ask , fool, I refuse you!” shows that she will not be happy being objectified for her future husband. This is interesting because women were expected to just be there for their husband’s pleasure and children in society at the time. This shows that she is only going to willingly commit to marriage if she can be seen as equal to her future husband, and she continues to show this idea of marriage throughout the entire poem. The words “doll” and “worship” are interesting because they show that she does not want to be treated as an object to desire. This links to Macbeth because Lady Macbeth is never seen as an object and they have a mutual respect for eachother, while they are not always …show more content…
The next part of this poem shows the more impatient side of him, and it is shown in the lines “Thy beauty shall no more be found nor, in thy marble vault, shall sound” showing his impatience, by him telling her that she will not always be beautiful, and when she is no longer beautiful it will be too late and they will not be able to have children. This still shows that he holds no interest about marriage though, as he does not say anything about wishes to get married and wanting to spend his life with