D.H. Lawrence Poetry Warm Up:

1. D.H. Lawrence Poetry Warm Up: • Read the poem “Piano.” Connect this poem to a major theme presented in The Glass Menagerie. • Read the poem “Self Pity.” Which character from The Glass Menagerie would most likely support the ideas presented in this poem about nature and man: Amanda or Tom? Why? Which character do you think pities themself the most in The Glass Menagerie? Why? • Read the poem “Last Words to Miriam.” How do the fire references enhance the sexual undertones in the poem? D. H. Lawrence wrote many censored novels about human desire. Amanda clearly sees it as filth when she find’s Tom’s copies of his books in the apartment. Which character in A Doll House do you think would most likely find D.H. Lawrence’s works appealing? Which would find it repulsive? Why?