While this poem touches on the effects of infidelity ... not just for herself but for her friends. The overriding theme then is the sinister and negative aspects of some female relationships.

Thematically, this poem reveals the often uncomfortable rivalry that can exist between a mother and her son’s partner. Lochhead draws the stereotypical, hectoring and domineering mother-in-law ...

If there was anything Shakespeare could do well, it was to write immortal literature, and this lesser-known poem is one example. Shakespeare used allegory and elegy to describe complex themes ...

World Poetry Day' was announced during the general ... and genuine authenticity that have flourished to cross the lines of ...