Speaker-the speaker is Margaret Atwood, but the point of view is from Mary Webster.
Occasion- the occasion was teh Salem Witch trials. Mary was accused of being aa witch, she denied so she was hanged. She stayed on the tree all night and in the morning was let free.
Audience-There is no specific audience, but I can assume that Margaret is maybe writing to the people thaat hung MAry to let them know that Mary won. Also to let them know that now Mary really will be a witch. She might also be writing to everyone to let them know of the happenings of Mary's time.
Purpose- The purpose of this poem was to show how even though she was accused, she was not broken. She stood up for her beliefs instead of saying anything to get herself out of trouble. She also wanted to inform everyone know how women could be labled as witches because of how they looked or because of the simple fact they were unmarried.
Subject-The subject of the piece was Mary being hanged and surviving.
Tone-The tone of the poem was gloomy, mad, hurt,and semi-spiritual.
I agree with what you said about the tone. It was very gloomy. I also felt a sense of hurt and anger over being falsely accused as a witch on no evidence.
ReplyDeleteYour description of the tone was great. The poem was really gloomy, especially after Mary was taken down and she was talking about eating dung (eww).
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