Compare and contrast 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti and 'The Seduction' by Eileen McCauley.
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Have a little read: ... Compare and contrast 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti and 'The Seduction' by Eileen McCauley. In the 1800s, having a child outside of wedlock was looked down upon by the whole of society. Over 150 years later, things have changed but it is still looked down upon by a small minority of people. Poetry is regularly used to highlight a key issue of the times, and here we have two poems that are no different. 'Cousin Kate' by Christina Rossetti was written in pre-1900 times when a child outside of wedlock was seriously frowned upon. It is about a young girl who is used by a lord like a plaything and then cast aside. 'The Seduction' by Eileen McCauley was written in post-1900 times and gives a modern view of a girl, seduced by a boy using her for sex and her fears of what society will think of her and
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