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Ariel Sylvia Plath Analyse

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Analysis of “Ariel”, ?Ariel?, Sylvia Plath Introduction: -Ariel is a poem in free verse with a simple narrative but has an underlying rich and complex message. -The poem comprises 10 tercets and a final stanza composed of a single conclusive line. -vivid description given by the speaker, presumably Plath, riding horseback, enjoying and deriving spiritual uplift from the speed and the natural scenery. The description continues until a child’s cry is heard and the sun fully rises. -The mood is of exhilaration and celebration of freedom. The word “horse” is never used even once. Instead, she describes what is seen when riding Ariel. When riding something at high-speed, vision tends to blur; an elusive scenery is evoked. -Bibliographical context: Sylvia and Ted Hughes moved to Court Green, Devon, in 1961. The poem was written in 1962=> Ariel’s landscape was informed by the countryside. I. Title 3 different perspectives important when interpreting the poem -reference to the ethereal androgynous spirit Ariel from Shakespeare’s play ?The Tempest.? Ariel’s story is significant in terms of his imprisonment by Prospero and subsequent release, and his supernatural abilities and insights. -name of Sylvia Plath’s horse. She would ride her horse at dawn before her children awoke. -biblical allusion-> ‘Ariel’ in Hebrew translates to ‘the lion or lioness of God’ (directly referred to in line 4.) A lion is a symbol of authority and strength. Sylvia Plath had an interest in Judaism and identified with the suffering of the Jewish people. II. Themes Creativity of writing through communion self/environment -she becomes all the creativity and the driving force of the poem as she is in osmosis with her environment. She is able to achieve the best of confessional poetry by taking away physical barriers and entering an ethereal journey. -contrast “darkness” (l.1)/” substanceless blue” (l.2) -contrast/evolution from “stasis” (l.1) (a state of stillness or inactivity) to explosion through high-speed (“hauls me through the air” l.16) + the ve...

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T h e t r a n sc e n den ce i s n o t a v io le n t o ne, a n d i s n o t a im ed a t d estr o yin g men , h o w eve r.

I n ste ad , i t l ie s e n tir e ly o uts id e o f g e n der. A genderless view of humanity through the assertion of femininity and masculinity -t it le : A rie l- > an dro gyn o us ( n o s p ecif ic g e n der) c re atu re w ho s tr iv e s f o r f r e e d o m .

R ig h t f r o m t h e s ta rt, S ylv ia P la th a llu des to t h e b le n din g o f s e xe s c re atin g o ne a n d e q ual s e x.

I t r e m in ds u s, S ylv ia P la th 's d if fic u lt ie s t o w ard s g e n der i n eq uali t ie s le ad in g h er t o e xp lic it ly s ta te a s a y o ung g ir l t h at s h e w is h ed s h e c o uld b e a b o y. - s u n f ig u re : r e p re se n te d b y a w om an ( P la th ) b ut u su ally i s a sso cia te d w it h m asc u lin it y = > P la th t r a n sc e n ds g e n der re la te d i m age s.

= ch alle n ge s e xp ecta tio n o f c o nfo rm it y a n d t h e c o ntr o ve rs y t h at v e n tu re s o uts id e g e n der r o le s - a rro w f ig u re ( l.

2 7) = s w if t ; m eta p ho ric a lly s o arin g, f ly in g, = sy m bo liz in g h er s p ir it u al l ib era tio n f r o m t h e p hysic a l w orld ’s woes; + i m pera tiv e t o ne “ I a m t h e a rro w ” ( l.

2 7). - “ G od’s l io ness” ( l.

4 ) d ep ic ts a c le arly a c o ura ge o us, s tr o ng a n d s a va ge f e m in in e f ig u re b re akin g a w ay f r o m t h e c h ain s o f so cia l c o nfo rm it y a n d r e p re ssio n. - i g n o re s t h e c h ild 's c ry = re fu sin g t o a cce p t t h e t r a d it io nally f e m ale r o le o f m oth er a n d c a re giv e r.

A s s h e r id es A rie l, s h e ca n f ir m ly d ecla re h er f e m in in e i n dep en den ce a w ay f r o m s tif lin g p atr ia rc h al f o rc e s. Th e 7 ​th ​ s ta n za i s v e ry i m po rta n t a s i t s h o w s e xp lic it ly t h e p o ete ss’ v ie w a n d i d eas o n f e m in is m a n d g e n der i s su es. - “ W hit e ” ( l.

1 9) s y m bo liz e s h o pe– sh e m om en ta rily b elie ve s s h e i s b eau tif u l, w ild a n d f r e e, l ik e L a d y G odiv a ( 1 1 ​th ce n tu ry , n ake d o n h o rs e b eca u se h usb an d i m po se d t o o m uch t h e p eo ple ) L a d y G odiv a d efie d c o nve n tio n b y s tr ip pin g her c lo th es a n d c h alle n gin g h er h usb an d. -If w e t a ke a n a u to bio gra p hic a l i n te rp re ta tio n, t h is c o uld s y m bo liz e h er s p lit f r o m T e d H ugh es.

I n t h e e arly y e ars o f h er marria ge , S ylv ia P la th s o ugh t a c o nve n tio nal r o le , t o b e a w if e t o H ugh es a n d a m oth er. Sylv ia P la th l a te r p ro te ste d a ga in st r e str a in ts o n w om en .

T h e u se o f t h e v e rb ‘ u npeel’ a s a r e f t o L a d y G odiv a ( l.

2 0) m ay als o r e p re se n t t h at p ro te st= a s i f u npee lin g m ora l a n d s o cie ta l c o nstr a in ts a n d g e n der r o le s + S o und “ e el” = vis c e ra l a n d physic a l - s ta n za 7 -> th e s p eake r e n te rs a d if fe re n t m eta p ho ric a l p ara d ig m .

H er f in al " str in ge n cy "(l.

2 1) i s r e m ove d .

T h ey d o n’t have a n y e ffe ct o n h er a n ym ore t h ey a re “ d ead ”. A mystical union/ spiritual freedom with universal ideas -‘f o am t o w heat’( l.

2 3): 1 .

L it e ra l m ean in g: d esc rib es t h e h o rs e ’s m outh p ro ducin g f o am a n d i t f ly in g i n to t h e w heat f ie ld , 2.

M eta p ho ric a l m ean in g: l ik e ‘ s e a(= fo am ) t o l a n d(= w heat)’.

H er e p ip han y i s a sso cia te d w it h t r a d it io nall y f e m ale sy m bo ls : W heat-> c o nnectio n w it h D em ete r, g o ddess o f a gric u lt u re , o r M oth er E arth /N atu re ; S e a-> co nnecte d w it h fe m ale c y cle s a n d w it h t h e f e m ale s y m bo l o f t h e m oon. => D if fe re n t s ta te s o f m atte r e xp re ss e d ( liq uid a n d s o lid ) = a n im is m i s a w ay t o d em onstr a te h o w o ne i s t a ke n o ut o f one's q uo tid ia n l if e a n d o ne's s e lf t o a ch ie ve a s ta te o f t r a n sc e n den ce a n d c o m m un io n; t r a n sc e n den ce o f t h e p hysic a l an d p assa ge t o c o nsc io usn ess = w ay t o e xp re ss t h e u niv e rs a lit y o f t h e f e elin g o f f r e ed o m .

+ “ g li t te r o f s e a” ( l.

2 3) = po sit iv e j o yfu l c o nno ta tio n.. »

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