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Death was one of the major obsessions in Sylvia’s Plath life and also the main theme of her poetry. ... Anne Sexton in her poem Sylvia’s Death describes how the two would sit for hours discussing their obsessions with death and about the attempts they had made to end their own lives. ...
Lady Lazarus is one of Plath’s most famous poems, from a collection entitled Ariel (published posthumously). ... Lazarus in the title is a reference to the Biblical character who was raised from the dead by Jesus Christ. In this poem, Plath tells us about sort of female Lazarus who can die and rise again. ...
Many associations can be noticed between this poem and Sylvia Plath’s life if one chooses to analyze it in this context. ...
These lines refer to Plaths suicide attempt at the age of 20 when she took sleeping pills and locked herself in he basement. ... Lady Lazarus may be interpreted as a prophecy or a preparation for the third suicide attempt especially that after it was written, Plath successfully committed suicide by sticking her head in an oven at the age of 30.
Approximate Word count = 1042
Approximate Pages = 4.2
(250 words per page double spaced)
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