Transforming 19th Century Poem Maude Clare by Christina Rossetti Into a Contemporary Magazine Article
I chose to transform the 19th century poem “Maude Clare”, by Christina
Rossetti into a contemporary magazine article by interviewing the
characters from the poem as though it were a true story for the
audience to read for entertainment. I chose the “Maude Clare” poem
because I found it interesting to read and could imagine reading it as
a story from a book or from a magazine or newspaper article. The poem
has a dramatic storyline of a bride and groom being embarrassed after
they leave the church. The storyline would cause a scandal and would
appeal to a wide audience who thrive on gossip. E.g. a tabloid
newspaper or a glossy magazine. I decided the article would be written
for a glossy magazine.
Maude Clare and Lord Thomas are getting married at the church, and
just as everything seems perfect, their wedding day is disrupt...
...rviews in the article give an insight into the characters feelings
and thoughts as the reporter asks insensitive questions and the
characters give direct responses contrary to in the poem, we have to
guess how they feel by the language used such as metaphors. As a
reporter, I repeat questions to find out the truth of what really
happened. The reporter only cares about making headline news so the
story is more straightforward in the article compared to in the poem;
we have to work out what is going on for ourselves.