Comments on: Eurydice by Carol Ann Duffy http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/ Thu, 24 May 2012 08:59:01 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.2.1 By: Katherine http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-38704 Katherine Wed, 12 May 2010 22:54:17 +0000 http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-38704 The Orpheus and Eurydice story is an ancient greek myth. Orpheus, as is stated in the poem was reknowed for his songs, he greived heavily when his wife eurydice died and devoted his life to mourning after her. Carol Ann Duffy, as is the case with many of the poems in this collection, has put a different take on this story to imply that Eurydice is fed up with being trapped inside his lyrics and finally feels free in the underworld. She doesn't wish to return to life, she feels like she is finally free of im and would rather be dead than in a life of entrapment, she starts to worry that she is going to have to return and so appeals to his arrogance, which she knows is his weakness in order to cause him to turn round, and it works. Eurydice desires her freedom and wishes to cling on to that. Orpheus desires to keep her, whether she likes it or not. She is his trophy and he wants to keep it. She addresses girls at the start in order to relate to the reader of the poem (presumably a female) so they can understand her perspective. Hope this helps! The Orpheus and Eurydice story is an ancient greek myth. Orpheus, as is stated in the poem was reknowed for his songs, he greived heavily when his wife eurydice died and devoted his life to mourning after her. Carol Ann Duffy, as is the case with many of the poems in this collection, has put a different take on this story to imply that Eurydice is fed up with being trapped inside his lyrics and finally feels free in the underworld. She doesn’t wish to return to life, she feels like she is finally free of im and would rather be dead than in a life of entrapment, she starts to worry that she is going to have to return and so appeals to his arrogance, which she knows is his weakness in order to cause him to turn round, and it works.
Eurydice desires her freedom and wishes to cling on to that. Orpheus desires to keep her, whether she likes it or not. She is his trophy and he wants to keep it. She addresses girls at the start in order to relate to the reader of the poem (presumably a female) so they can understand her perspective. Hope this helps!

]]> By: mary http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-38374 mary Tue, 27 Apr 2010 07:15:09 +0000 http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-38374 i am also studying this text for yr 12 english ! but can u help me answer when i first read this poem i got the idea that orpheus is skilled with his poet and i guess eurydice on the other hand dislikes it and desires her own space as and than she is fled to hades ... can you help me with why carol ann duffy puts the impression of girls in the starting of this poem?? and what will be the desire of both men and women through opheus and eurydice perspective?? i am also studying this text for yr 12 english ! but can u help me answer when i first read this poem i got the idea that orpheus is skilled with his poet and i guess eurydice on the other hand dislikes it and desires her own space as and than she is fled to hades …

can you help me with why carol ann duffy puts the impression of girls in the starting of this poem?? and what will be the desire of both men and women through opheus and eurydice perspective??

]]> By: Ana http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-37852 Ana Thu, 08 Apr 2010 04:08:30 +0000 http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-37852 I am studying this poem for my year 12 exam. I find it difficult to understand the poem fully. I am a second language speaker and am struggling to understand the main idea. However, I am amazed with the craft of langauge used by the author. Can some one there help please. Ana I am studying this poem for my year 12 exam. I find it difficult to understand the poem fully. I am a second language speaker and am struggling to understand the main idea. However, I am amazed with the craft of langauge used by the author.
Can some one there help please.

Ana

]]> By: Philip http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-34391 Philip Thu, 07 Jan 2010 15:00:36 +0000 http://rinabeana.com/poemoftheday/index.php/2010/01/04/eurydice-by-carol-ann-duffy/#comment-34391 Okay! Next time I teach Greek religion, Carol Ann Duffy is definitely on the syllabus. "Medusa" was already one my amazing list, and here's another one. Thanks! Okay! Next time I teach Greek religion, Carol Ann Duffy is definitely on the syllabus. “Medusa” was already one my amazing list, and here’s another one. Thanks!

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