This poem compares the "smoothness" of a woman to "goodly champaign plain," and asserts that women are weak since "men have marble, women waxen, minds.
This poem compares the "smoothness" of a woman to "goodly champaign plain," and asserts that women are weak since "men have marble, women waxen, minds." The main male character of this poem is neither buffeted by the smoke of a torch nor "the needle his finger pricks" when he picks up the title character's glove. Its title character states "Time's glory is to calm contending kings / To unmask falsehood and bring truth to light" after the title action, whichcauses her to tear "senseless Sinon with her nails" while destroying a painting of Trojan warriors. Its title character clads herself in "mourning black" and kills herself after telling her husband Collatinus to avenge her honor. This poem is dedicated to the Earl of Southampton and is based on the Fasti of Ovid, who also provided the source material to its author's Venus and Adonis. For10 points, name this narrative poem recounting Tarquin's downfall, written by WilliamShakespeare.
This poem compares the "smoothness" of a woman to "goodly champaign plain," and asserts that women are weak since "men have marble, women waxen, minds.
The Rape of Lucrece