The Devil's Wife - Purpose and Themes by Kate Ellicott https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29 'Purpose' refers to why the poem is written - the overall message that the poet wishes to communicate to the reader, perhaps something thought provoking. You can express this in a sentence. E.g The purpose of the poem is to... 'Themes' are ideas and can be listed. E.g. Gender stereotypes en-us 2019-03-11 09:32:43 UTC 2019-03-14 03:37:23 UTC hello@padlet.com 1. The purpose of this poem is to draw a parallel between the Myra Hindley's portrayal in popular media and what she thought of herself and her crimes. 2. The context of the poem, obviously, are the 'Moors Murders' where Ian Bradey and Myra Hindley abused, tortured and murdered children to fulfil their sadist sexual desires. The 3 main themes discusses in the poem are-: 1. Theme of Denial where Myra tries to scapegoat Ian and blames him for all the heinous crimes she perpetrated. 2. Theme of Penance where Myra tries to convey the message that she has changed and no longer a threat. 3. Theme of Infatuation and Sadism which discusses how Myra did the most unprecedented things out of her blind love for Ian. https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161016 2019-03-14 03:31:25 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161016 Purpose and Themes https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161028 To communicate the murders from the female's perspective and to show the different stages of denial and acceptance she's experienced.
To show how love can blind a person ethical morals and influence them to do unspeakable things.

One of the major theme's that occurs in the poem is Denial showing how Myra was brainwashed to believe she was innocent and that she was forced to do these things. ]]> 2019-03-14 03:31:30 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161028 The purpose of the poem is to show the different stages which Myra Hindley had to go through from meeting the Devil, comitting the murders and her trial. It is shown from the female perspective https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161097 2019-03-14 03:31:42 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161097 The reflection of actions https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161144 2019-03-14 03:32:01 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161144 p https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161169 2019-03-14 03:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161169 purpo https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161170 2019-03-14 03:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161170 purpose https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161171 2019-03-14 03:32:14 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161171 Duffy warns us that ignoring the possibility of innate evil is unwise. She also plays on the immortalisation of Myra's stone cold image to question and highlight why Myra, a female accomplice, was/is forever remembered as being "worse" than the Devil himself. Additionally, she prompts us to consider the extent of "love" as a controlling tool for evil. https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161179 2019-03-14 03:32:20 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161179 How the public views a female charged with such horrible crimes. https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161197 2019-03-14 03:32:32 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161197 Themes https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161220 Denial - E.G: Always pushing the blame onto her husband. Denying any wrongdoing on her part. 

Monstrous - E.G: Greek mythology that is used to represent Myra Hindley as a monster. Other references as well such as witches. ]]> 2019-03-14 03:32:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161220 Duffy is showing us that it is easy for evil to be hidden within everyday life, as well as people like Hindley proving complete evil as they never truly admit their actions always pushing blame on others, showing true evil https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161321 2019-03-14 03:33:45 UTC https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161321 Purpose https://padlet.com/ellicottk1_2/nw9bl4i2nn29/wish/341161578 Duffy is trying to show what the denial to take responsibility for ones own actions can lead to dangerous ignorance.

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