In groups of 3 or 4, read the poems by Anne Bradstreet and answer the following questions, offering evidence from the

poems to back up all claims. You can each take notes on the poem sheet or on a separate piece of

1. What is Bradstreets attitude towards death? (Its perfectly legitimate to claim that she had more than one.) 2. What is Bradstreets attitude towards grieving? 3. What do you think might be some of the cultural and social reasons for these attitudes? (Use clues and evidence from the poems to answer this question.)

Captain Thomas Smith, SelfPortrait, c.1680

Kensington Palace, August, 1997

Dianas funeral procession, London

People cry along the procession route

Dianas burial place, Althorp, England

McKibbin on nature of mourning for Diana

Her social authority depended on her political powerlessnesshence the paradox of Dianas hold on our emotions: its strength was in direct relation to her political powerlessness. The Catholicisation of British public ceremonies The feminization of British values

McKibbin, continued
Mourning for Diana was appropriate to who she washeroic mother, mother of outcasts, Queen of Hearts, a saint Media coverage may have encouraged the bringing of flowers, etc. In mourning Diana, the public united against tradition