Most recent public comments by Mr. Reynaldo Carrasco https://nowcomment.com/users/11295 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271364 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271364 Despite Ted Hughes' inability to keep a stable relationship, it does not change the fact that Assia was very much interested in having an affair with him. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:47 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271363 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271363 The word "vessel" removes human characteristic from Assia Weevill. She simply becomes a conduit for Ted Hughes' poetic and carnal energies; a portal into an artistic side he believed he could not reach with Plath anymore. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:47 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271361 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271361 By mentioning other Plath biographers, the authors establish their authority. It also serves as evidence to further validate the situation between Wevill and Hughes, thus lifting it from myth to stone-cold fact. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:47 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271360 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25198?scroll_to=271360 With no knowledge of the Shakespearean reference, at face value the title "dark lady" in relation with the word "agon" makes entire situation far more dramatic. In my opinion, the term "dark lady" carries a supernatural connotation and thus makes entire scene seem larger than life. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:46 -0500 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=267048 https://nowcomment.com/documents/25186?scroll_to=267048 The quotation is used to display the ideal Faulknerian biographer. Furthermore, it invokes a sense of curiosity in readers unfamiliar with Faulkner's work. Sat, 20 Feb 2016 08:45:40 -0500