The poems of Sylvia Plath and Ted Hughes tell the story of lives that have become unbearable. In the 1950s, women were expected to behave in a certain way. The poems written by both Plath and Hughes reveal the effects of the domestic ideology of 1950s Britain on how women were expected to behave. Plath's marriage was a very stressful and "edge" relationship. The poem "The Appellant" reflects how women were seen as objects. A quote to support this is "do you wear a glass eye, dentures, or a crutch?" this shows that women had to be perfect for a man, as if you could buy them. In the appellant Plath writes: 'she can sew. He can cook. can talk talk talk' this reveals that the view of marriage at the time was more of a game than a serious relationship. 'She Can Sew' shows that men had no respect for women and only expected them to be perfect. Plath wrote many poems about motherhood. Your poem is about a baby in the womb. She encounters many "for" and "against" regarding her unborn child. He uses many striking similes and metaphors. The poem is like a riddle, it never says that the baby is not yet born, it just gives many hints. Plath's positive and negative feelings about pregnancy are shown in the following quotes. A negative feeling, "with gills like a fish", this shows that the baby can breathe in the womb, but if you think deeper it shows that the baby is a stranger to the human race. A positive feeling is 'nervous as a Mexican bean', this shows that the child is joyful and full of energy. 'Morning song, is a poem about the birth of her child. Plath's positive and negative feelings are expressed in the following quotes. «Our voices ring out, amplifying your arrival. New statue' this is a positive expression, it shows that people "Ohhh" and "Ahhh" at the child, "new statue" represents an object that would attract a lot of attention. A negative expression is: "In a drafty museum, your nakedness obscures our safety." We stand there, empty, like walls", this shows that the hospital is like a drafty old museum with many visitors. "Edge" was written on February 5, 1963, six days before she committed suicide. Perhaps these poems l 'they led to death. Plath writes "Greek necessity". The ancient Greeks believed that death was a step towards greater knowledge.