The Farmers Bride Flashcards
Quote showing she is prey
We chased her flying like a hare
Quote showing she was very scared
All in a shiver and a scare
Quotes showing she is caged or trapped
And turned the key upon her, fast
Quote showing that she displays signs of madness
Happy enough to chat and play
With birds and rabbits and such as they
Quote showing Androphobia
So long as men-folk keep away
Quote showing she is potentially dangerous
To her wild self
Quote showing he is sexually frustrated
Tis but a stair betwixt us. Oh My God!
Quote showing he is obsessive
The down,
The soft young down of her, the brown
The brown of her- her eyes, her hair, her hair!
Author
Charlotte Mew
Context
Charlottes family has a history of mental illness, so her and her sister vowed not to get married or have children
Women weren’t legally allowed to refuse their husbands advances because when married men got all the legal rights