Comments on: Medusa by Carol Ann Duffy

By: Rattana

Rattana — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 14:20:28 +0000

Thank you rinabeana… =)

By: rinabeana

rinabeana — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 11:03:48 +0000

Rattana,

It’s been a long time since I read any mythology and I’m not all that familiar with Medusa, other than knowing she had snakes for hair. This poem comes from a collection called The World’s Wife by Carol Ann Duffy, in which she gives voice to various women throughout history and literature. My suggestion for your assignment is to try and figure out how Medusa might have felt, rather than rely on the bare bones of the story.

By: Rattana

Rattana — Sun, 13 Dec 2009 07:26:28 +0000

i have to present this poem for an oral at school… but i don’t quite understand the first two lines of the poem… i thought she lost her beauty as a punishment from Athena (Minerva) for having sex with Poseidon (Neptune) in her temple…
so what has her suspicion, doubt and jealousy got to do with her hair turning into snakes..?

sorry if this is a very silly question but plz help me wid this… i am really confused…
i understand the rest of the poem though.. just this part. please..

Thank you,
Rattana

By: emerson

emerson — Tue, 23 Jun 2009 18:38:50 +0000

I loved this poem…I like the darkness and power it holds.
It’s one of my favorites.

By: hysperia

hysperia — Sun, 21 Sep 2008 01:20:53 +0000

I always feel sorry for women whom people fear. There’s usually a good reason for them to have become fearful. And being fearful is better than being a putz.