“But you,” he replied, “have a daughter, a young little child, who was laid 15 In your lap to be pure; so I leave you: the angels would make me afraid.”
Would something bad be happening that her daughter could not witness?
“But you,” he replied, “have a daughter, a young little child, who was laid 15 In your lap to be pure; so I leave you: the angels would make me afraid.”
Would something bad be happening that her daughter could not witness?
although you should please me and stay.”
this shows a glimpse of manipulation
while both sate under the yew, And her eyes were alive in their depth, as the kraken beneath the sea-blue.
They were originally enjoying each other's company.
—a vice, I have heard, which is common to beasts and some men.
breasts are often a soft spot for men. they show weakness when it comes to them
“A moment,—I pray your attention!—I have a poor word in my head I must utter, though womanly custom would set it down better unsaid.
I think she might be trying to use her femininely wiles to manipulate her husband's friend.
Maude
this could possibly be related to Alfred Tennyson's poem, "Maude"

adapted too much
could this mean the idea of a woman is changing in the world?
day-star
Is this the sun?
Why, sir, I am pure, and a wife.
If this is related to having a Cavalier Servante, then she would considered a pure wife because it was extremely regular for the women to have those.
Her eyes blazed upon him—“And you! You bring us your vices so near That we smell them! you think in our presence a thought ’t would defame us to hear!
She is trying to show the hypocrisy between the treatment and defamation of men and women.
vice
bad behavior-- immoral
“Why, now, you no longer are fair! Why, now, you no longer are fatal, but ugly and hateful, I swear.”
Her lack of morality is turning him of and revolting him.
You smell a rose through a fence: If two should smell it, what matter?
Her idea: cheating is ok-- it's sharing
the sunstroke ’s fatal at times.
Is he saying that she's basically out of luck, and her pleas will not work on him?
I value your husband, Lord Walter,
possibly the opposite of a cavaliere servente --> maybe a cuckold-- adultery
“Oh, that,” she said, “is no reason! Such knots are quickly undone, 5 And too much beauty, I reckon, is nothing but too much sun.”
She is trying to put herself down to keep him there with her.
“because you are far too fair, And able to strangle my soul in a mesh of your gold-colored hair.”
The man is using her looks as a reason that she will force him to fall in love-- reminds me of a Siren or Vixen.
“Because I fear you,”
I can sense intimidation of a strong woman.
kraken
a mythological beast from the sea-- very common in pirate based literature or sea-based readings.

And her eyes were alive in their depth
She was happy where she was at the moment. She didn't want anything to change or him to leave.
yew
coniferous trees or shrubs-- sitting up the trees
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning
Browning was a Victorian Romanticist poet.
https://poets.org/poet/elizabeth-barrett-browning

sate
satisfaction (satisfy an appetite)
Tower of Babel
why people of the world speak different languages
Her reputation for wisdom is without peer and without question.
relates back to the Native American "Spider Woman"
u
Make them get out of their comfort zone
Listen to your students
Listen to suggestions!
Langston Hughes
poetry
Lorraine Hansberry
raisin in the sun
MarjaneSatrapi
Persepolis
Know that some will absolutely connect
just because you don't like something-- it doesn't mean you cannot talk about it
Enthusiasm
Mrs. Vatero-- Greensburg Salem High School
post its
active reading
Need to be taught how to interpret & create questions that help with comprehension
Two voices
Reflection on their own reading!
critical eye
validation! Make sure they understand that you might not agree, but you appreciate
Set a clear purpose for reading
set the expectation right away EX: giving examples -- focus them with something specific
Teach the readerrather than the reading
teach to the reader-- help them understand with more relevant or easier terms
struggling readers
Honors level student does not mean they are a strong reader
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Students do not want to be embarrassed!
Where do we place blame?
21st century skills-- not allowing people to enhance their reading