Ariel Flashcards
1
Q
White / Godiva; I unpeel
A
allusion to Lady Godiva emphasises their liberation
rhyme is broken signifying the shift in theme
2
Q
foam __ ______
A
to wheat
passive to powerful
3
Q
the child’s cry / ______ __ __ ____
A
melts in the wall
ability to ignore it -casting aside traditional roles
(transgression of feminine (and masculine))
4
Q
and I / am the arrow
A
phallic imagery is kinda subverted as it is an empowering statement - independent force
5
Q
Ariel
A
reference to her horse
the androgynous spirit from Shakespeare’s Tempest
- transgression due to creative reformation
