My FIRST idea is to explore female characters throughout history and explore different personality traits that may have not been explored in other interpretations. This resembles Carol Anne Duffy’s work, ‘The World’s Wife (Duffy, 1999)’, in which she wrote a collection of short monologues/poems written by the famous women and the wives of famous men throughout history.
Some of the poems of intrigue:
– Queen Herod
– Mrs Midas
– Mrs Darwin
– The Devil’s Wife (Moira Hindley)
– Medusa
30th January, 2014
Joan of Ark – before burnt at stake, reveals she has powers and leads thousands to their deaths. She relishes in this and sees it as her ‘greatest achievement’.
(Abernethy, 2013)
Virginia Wolf – Stones in her pockets. A final monologue before death. Each stone in her pockets, are the things leading her to the state of despair. Children, writers block, lack of appreciation for her work. End with haunting song:
lay me down,
let the only sound
be the overflow,
pockets full of stones. (Welsh, 2013)
Blue lighting end, a fan to look like underwater? An idea to explore
Eve: Talks about the frank reality of only living with, having sex with and seeing Adam everyday. (She is less than pleased with this situation!)
(Commons.wikimedia.org, 2014)
Cited Texts
Abernethy, S. (2013). Joan of Arc – A guest post by author Deanna Proach. [online] The Freelance History Writer. Available at: http://thefreelancehistorywriter.com/2013/04/16/joan-of-arc-a-guest-post-by-author-deanna-proach/ [Accessed 19 May. 2014].
Commons.wikimedia.org, (2014). File:Lucas Cranach the Elder Adam and Eve.JPG – Wikimedia Commons. [online] Available at: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Lucas_Cranach_the_Elder_Adam_and_Eve.JPG [Accessed 19 May. 2014].
Duffy, C. (2000). The world’s wife. 1st ed. London: Picador.
Welsh, F. (2014). What the Water Gave me. [Online, Spotify] London: Universal Republic.
Vidani, P. (2014). [online] Available at: http://theliterarysnob.tumblr.com/post/34814003525/awritersruminations-virginia-woolf [Accessed 19 May. 2014].