Female Muses: An Allusion To Picasso And His Lovers

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The poem “Female Muses” is an allusion to Picasso and his lovers. Picasso’s progression of artwork is closely linked to the women he was with at the time. I included a quote from Picasso to his mistress to illustrate how only some women are worthy of his devotion whilst others deserve to be walked all over, this depicts the view that competition and rivalry between women is necessary when they feel threatened. Women in society are expected to feel jealous and be cruel to each other in these cases even when there is no cause for the hatred besides the approval of the man they are with. I used the voices of Picasso’s main lovers throughout his life as an artist, Each stanza showcases one or two different voices, where in each case they start …show more content…

The way the lines are structured gives off an image that he is above them on a pedestal holding them by a leash on either side, exerting control over them. The catfight is caused by him, two women who have never met fight over and defend him when he is at fault. They blame each other instead of him and this illustrates the problem in society, where woman feel as if they should take out their anger and frustration on the other woman rather than the person who is actually cheating. Dora proves that no one is good enough for him even an artist, someone in the same profession as him doing the same things is earning less and getting less recognition for the same work, perhaps he felt threatened by her which is why she was left “unused”. Dora declared that she will be with no one after Picasso, she therefore converted to being a nun, He determined her fate even after leaving her and she has restricted herself for the rest of her life as a result of this. I used “brand new” to show the continuous cycle of the arrangement he had, of using a new muse whenever he ran out of inspiration from the current one. The dragon metaphor is used, to demonstrate how Jacqueline was labelled as a dragon who guarded and shielded Picasso from all his admirers when really she was the one locked in the tower, not receiving recognition. When Françoise made him less money then expected, she was

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