Penelope Duffy

Whereas the original Penelope unpicked her work to wait until her husband returned, Duffy ​subverts​ this Penelope and shows how she unpicks her work to.

This poem seem like a story of a faithful loving relationship whereby this lady is pining away her days in wait of her husband.

Penelope Lyrics: At first, I looked along the road hoping to see him saunter home among the olive trees, a whistle for the dog who mourned him with his warm

by CA Duffy · Cited by 267 — Penelope “notices” that she no longer “notices” her husband's absence. In this way, Duffy carefully suggests her nonchalance with regard to this absence.

Penelope waits for her husband Odysseus to return from war, spending her days embroidering. She works on a tapestry depicting nature scenes and a couple

'Penelope' by Carol Ann Duffy depicts how Odysseus's wife, Penelope, changes while she waits for him to come back from the Trojan War.

"Penelope" is Scottish poet Carol Ann Duffy's feminist take on a classical heroine. In this poem, Penelope (wife of Homer's Odysseus) takes up embroidery to

Read the poem “Penelope” by Carol Ann Duffy. Answer the following questions on your own piece of paper that you will turn in. The responses should be