The Arrival of the Bee Box-Plath

Question 1

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Answer 1

◍ speaker orders a box of bees
◍ the speaker grapples w. the choice of releasing or containing the bees, reflecting on the entanglement and fears that come’s with one’s internal suffering

Question 2

’’ I can’t keep away from it’’

Answer 2

◍ sense of natural fascination as she is drawn to the box
◍ this captures the curiosity in her mind in regards to the unknown

Question 3

'’I am not a caesar’’

Answer 3

◍ she struggles to posses the qualities needed to control the bees
◍ becoming aware of her personal limitations

Question 4

'’I am no source of honey, so why should they turn on me’’

Answer 4

◍ begins to regain control
◍ shows uncertainty about the bee’s and their reaction

Question 5

'’The box is only temporary’’

Answer 5

◍ symbolic of the poet’s unconscious mind
◍ perhaps this is a way of reassuring herself that her suffering (the prison/box) will not last forever and she will find an escape or end to the pain