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Essay / Wordsworth's Poetry - 1494
Wordsworth's PoetryMuch literature has been written about motherhood.worth is a well-known English poet who mentions motherhood and female strength in several of his poems, including Mad Mother, The Thorn and The Complaint. of an abandoned Indian woman. This leads some critics to assume that these poems reflect Worth's views on women. Worth depicts women as dependent on motherhood for happiness, but he also emphasizes female strength. The poem The Mad Mother describes a woman who is going through difficult times. She lost her dignity and status as a wife because her husband left her. As a result, she is stigmatized as crazy by her community and receives no support from them. However, despite what she is going through, she is a happy woman because she has her child. She says, "Darling baby! They say I'm crazy / But no, my heart is too happy" (11-12) as she sings and rocks her baby. As long as she has her child, this woman seems happy and fulfilled. It is clear in the poem that it is motherhood that brings enchantment and good humor to the woman, and that she depends on her child for her happiness..