ENGL 304 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Elizabeth Siddal, Sestet
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Line 3 hidden : the person being painted isn"t a true representation of who they are. Not as she is : who she used to be, temporal distinction between octave and sestet. Past and present: painting capture a singular part of her life, an idolized portrait. A certain facet of who she is. Writing about her brother: model is named elizabeth siddal. The paintings all mean one thing: though di erent painting. Line 8 the meaning : feed line 9. Self-ful lling rather than representing a truth: creating an image that he wants to see. One-way relationship: no dialogue or interaction, disequilibrium. Tuesday, january 9, 2018: needs the allusion of her to survive. Aggressive: vampiric overtones in the word choice. Biographical detail: dante gabriel rossetti"s model, author"s brother. Had a relationship with elizabeth: married after 9 years of courtship". Short marriage that concluded with her death: overdosed on opium, an unhealthy relationship.
