Rossetti AO5

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  • Created by: Cat Stott
  • Created on: 31-05-18 22:09
Gilbert and Gubar, "Mad Woman in the Attic": "Rossetti, banqueting on bitterness,
must bury herself alive in a coffin of renunciation".
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"she is a woman whom...
the conventions of society could not shake" - Galt
2 of 5
"Reflects a profound fear of female sexuality"
Harrison - Goblin Market
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"Didactic poem...
to be read to these women as warning" - Bentley
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What this poem asserts is the woman’s right to say ‘no’...
and to claim independence and agency for herself." - Avery
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Card 2

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"she is a woman whom...

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the conventions of society could not shake" - Galt

Card 3

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"Reflects a profound fear of female sexuality"

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Preview of the front of card 3

Card 4

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"Didactic poem...

Back

Preview of the front of card 4

Card 5

Front

What this poem asserts is the woman’s right to say ‘no’...

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Preview of the front of card 5

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