When was les grands seigneurs written?

Answer 1

Overview:-)

At first the woman (the speaker) thought the man of being great, they were verything to her, the rreason for her existence. She was their Queen, they used to obey her and impress her. However after getting married, everything changed, she was treated as toy (sket) meaning the husband played with her for a few days, acted kind then, then completley forgot about her after a couple of days. - She was left all alone.

(This was a fair way, as she was treated in the exact same way, that she treated the men. - So she deserved it (My Opinion))

More detailed :-

The peom Grands Seigneurs is about a woman.This woman who is the speaker of the poem, is surrounded by many men, in her life. She tells us men mean everything to her "men were my buttresses, my castellated towers" this is showing that the men are protecting and shielding her from danger. She also says that the men she is with are really handome by using birds which are brightly coloured to describe her men.

The woman says "my performing seals", this shows that she is using the men for her good. She is just using them, for entertainment purposes. By using the word "dolphins" we usually think of dolphins perfoming tricks, and they do what they are told by their instructor. This then tells us that she is using the men for herself.

"The ballast in my hold" shows us that the men are supporting her, she would be worth nothing if it wasnt for the men.

The woman calls the men "My" this shows that she owns them, and she can get them to do what she wants.

" I was their queen" This sentence is showing, that she is surrounded by men. They did everything to impress her-to treat her a queen. "was" shows it was like that in the past. " out of reach" shows that she never let any men get close to her, even though they were trying to impress her.

The last paragraph is where everything changes. After being married everything changed she was being treated badly. The husband only used her for the sex, then left her alon afterwards. " But after i was wedded, bedded, i bcame (yes overnight) a toy".

"My husband clicked.." shows that whenever the hhusband clicked his fingers she would have to obey what he tells her, as he is in charge now. It has become the opposite as before everyone was the womans puppet, they did everything she was told.

Answer 2

"Les grands seigneurs" was written by Dorothy Molloy in the 1990s.

Answer 3

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