Poem Analysis- How is the love between the narrator and the Lord presented in the poem?

In the poem, the relationship between the Narrator and the Lord is presented to be a very complicated, stressful and untrustworthy.

The poem is a lot a like the story and development of the relationship of Pertruchio and Kate in the novel 'Taming Of The Shrew'. Both relationships are controlling and in both cases the women is treated badly and with little respect.

At the beginning of the poem the narrator talks about the fact that before the 'great lord', she was a 'cottage maid', meaning that she a virgin and unmarried. And to stay a virgin until the day she is married. She lived with her cottage maid mates. She also, in this same stanza, but towards the end, she say 'why did a great lord find me out/ To fill my heart with care?' And this point, we are unaware what this 'care' is, but what we do know its that she is regretting letting the lord into her life and effect her. So even at this point, straight into the poem is starts with regret and loath for him and how he changed her.

The narrator then continues to talk about how he has main her feel and how he has treated her. ' He changed me like a glove' She is hurt by the way he has just moved from her to her own cousin. He doesn't treat her with any respect, he just got bored and moved to someone else. She is hurt by this, and feels that he has changed and ruined her prospects in life 'so now I moan, an unclean thing,/ who might have been a dove.' She feels she could have been so much, but because of this stupid choice she made, to fall in love with him all that is good. This line makes it obvious that he took her virginity and gave her so many other things, at this point we only know he had given her hate and embarrassment but as the poem goes on we find out that, as well as taking so much he has given a illegitimate child then has just left her for her cousin.

Later in the poem The Lord marries the narrators cousin. To much hatred of the narrator. She expresses her wishes to spit in his face. She is disgust  that he has managed to win over another women, and says that she would never let this happen, she would instead 'spit into his face'.

The Narrator has much hate for The Lord and what he has done to her, loved her, taken part of her, left her and left her with a child to carry for 9 months. She hates every part of him for the disrespect he has shown. And the has a child with this man. This child is the cause of so much embarrassment, the cause of becoming an 'outcast' in her social circle. 'My fair-haired son, my shame, my pride'. She is aware that this child is the cause of so much past, current and future pain, but she also knows that it is her pride. It is the symbol that she can be strong and get through things, without a man. And she will never let the hate of other people get her down, as long as she has her child.

All the way through the poem it is about how much she hates and despises the Lord for so many reasons. But at the end of the poem, roughly the last stanza, the mood changes completely. The Narrator forgets about all the hate she has for him and instead turns her attention to her feelings toward the child. What ever The Lord has done, not done or said, there is one thing she can not deny and that it the love for her child. A mothers love for her child is unconditional, and what ever the lord has done means nothing. The child is her shame but on the other hand it is her love, her 'pride'. and she will never let go of that love 'cling closer'. 

Roller-skaters

A poem such as this, about Roller-Skaters, has a lively and young atmosphere about it. The subject and content of the poem is not highly mature or adventurous. There is not really any hidden meaning behind the it, and most of the poetic devices are not extremely. The Poem is mainly about two teenagers, being compared to Earthbirds during the poem. There are other phrases and words that link in with the reference to being a earthbird. Such as, Unfeathered. Birds are feathered, and if the author is describing them birds, but specifically earthbirds she, (the author) needs to make it obvious that she is thinking earthbirds not normal birds. This why the unfeathered birds was added, it makes sure the if there were any initial thought that they were normal feathered birds is changed, creating a difference, making the teenagers described as birds different.
As well as using phrases to create difference, they are also used to create pace and slow down the speed of the poem. for example, 'smooth swoop', these two words slow the poem now considerably, the words themselves, indervidualy, are very slow spoken words. If you say them outloud, they are lots slower that for example, Zig-zagging', another example from the poem. This is a very fast phrase.

How shoudl women behave? 5:2 136-179

In the Act 5:2 lines 136-179 Katherina makes a speech telling Bianca how women and wives should behave towards there husbands. And how women should treat the husbands' with up most respect.
She say that women should be loyal to their husbands. they are 'They are bound to serve, love and obey.' And also that they should look after them self's 'Our bodies soft, and weak, and smooth,' 'for they maintenance; commits his body'

She also says talks about her duties to her Husband. She talks about him being superior 'Thy husband is thy lord, they life, thy keeper, thy head, thy sovereign;' She talks about obeying everything that he does and he ''owns'' and ''controlls''her. 'true obedience.' this sums it up really, all she does it so obey him and she can only do things that he allows.

What is the point of Wager? 5:2 136-179

The point of adding Wager in this part of the text was to indicate and make ovbivious to the reader and Characters in the play, who is the most obediant wife and loyal wife.

How does the Widow insult K? 5:2

The widow says multiple things that insult Katherina, such as, 'Your husband, being troubled with a screw,' the widow is telling Katherina that she effectively feels sorry for Petruchio and her behaviour is bad and Petruchio has been lumbered with a 'shew' that needs to be controlled. She as anyone would, took offence to this. She has just been told that she is a handful and people should feel sorry for Petruchio.  

How has P&K's relationship changed? 5:1: 115- end

In lines 115 to the end of the Act, this is one of the first signs that the relationship has changed. The once uptight and aggressive Katherina is now showing her affection and love towards Petruchio. When they first got together she would dream of kissing him willing let alone in public, but here she is. The arguing has stopped and the relationship is lots happier, this could be because he has tamed her or maybe she just has feelings for her. Petruchio says 'First kiss me,' it could be interpreted as a controlling way, and her reply, ' I will give thee a kiss' as he obeying what he said and giving in to not make a scene. But it could also indicate that she has fallen in love with him. and he previous attitude to him has changed.

Katherina's reactions to Petruchio's controlling attitude.

Katherina has be starved of food, clothes and sleep. she is not happy about it, and when a tailor turns up to give her her new gown, Petruchio is not happy.

page 139, line 185-187

'It shall be seven ere i go to horse.
Look what i speak, or do, or think to do,
You are still crossing it.'