Category: Carol Ann Duffy

The themes first introduced are predominantly modern consisting of promiscuity and infidelity. The theme of feminism is first introduced towards the end of the piece when it becomes evident to the reader how much power Salome has over her male counterpart Duffys reference to the tale of John the Baptist shows her modernising of the…

Salome is a poem taken from Carol Ann Duffys collection of poems The Worlds Wife; most of the poems share a common feature: a historically marginalized narrator retelling the story from personal perspective. Salomes character originally appeared in the New Testament and over the centuries many novels and paintings focused on Salome and the legend…