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The Ruined Maid
Thomas Hardy
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Learning Objectives
AO1 – respond to texts critically and imaginatively, select and evaluate textual detail to illustrate and support interpretations.
AO2 – explain how language, structure and form contribute to writers’ presentation of ideas, themes and settings.
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The Ruined Maid
‘O ‘Melia, my dear, this does everything crown!Who could have supposed I should meet you in Town?And whence such fair garments, such prosperi-ty?’‘O didn’t you know I’d been ruined?’ said she.
- ‘You left us in tatters, without shoes or socks,Tired of digging potatoes, and spudding up docks:And now you’ve gay bracelets and bright feathers three!’ –‘Yes: that’s how we dress when we’re ruined’, said she.
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- ‘At home in the barton you said “thee” and “thou”,And “thik oon”, and “theas oon”, and “t’other”; but nowYour talking quite fits ‘ee for high compa-ny!’ –‘Some polish is gained with one’s ruin,’ said she.
-‘Your hands were like paws then, your face blue and bleakBut now I’m bewitched by your delicate cheek,And your little gloves fit as on any la-dy!’ –‘We never do work when we’re ruined,’ said she.
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- ‘You used to call home-life a hag-ridden dream,And you’d sigh, and you’d sock; but at present you seemTo know not of megrims or melancho-ly!’ –‘True. One’s pretty lively when ruined,’ said she.
- ‘I wish I had feathers, a fine sweeping gown,And a delicate face, and could strut about Town!’ –‘My ear – a raw country girl, such as you be,Cannot quite expect that. You ain’t ruined,’ said she.
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What do you understand by the title ‘The Ruined Maid’?
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The Ruined Maid ‘O ‘Melia, my dear, this does everything crown! Who could have supposed I should meet you in
Town? And whence such fair garments, such prosperi-ty?’- ‘O didn’t you know I’d been ruined?’ said she.What do you think
Melia looks like?How has she been ruined?
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- ‘You left us in tatters, without shoes or socks, Tired of digging potatoes, and spudding up docks: And now you’ve gay bracelets and bright feathers
three!’- ‘Yes: that’s how we dress when we’re ruined,’ said
she.
Digging up weeds.
Bright and showy.
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-‘At home in the barton you said “thee” and “thou”, And “thik oon”, and “theas oon”, and “t’other”; but
now Your talking quite fits ‘ee for high compa-ny!’- ‘Some polish is gained with one’s ruin,’ said she.
Barn or farmyard.
Why does Hardy dividesome words like this?
Can you work out what the Dorset dialect words mean?
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-’Your hand were like paws then, you face blue and bleak
But now I'm bewitched by your delicate cheek, And your little gloves fit as on any la-dy!’- ‘We never do work when we’re ruined,’ said she.
Why would she look like this?
Do you think this is true?
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-’You used to call home-life a hag-ridden dream, And you’d sigh, and you’d sock; but at present you
seem To know not of megrims or melancho-ly!’- ‘True. One’s pretty lively when ruined,’ said she.
Migraine headaches. Sadness.
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-’I wish I had feathers, a fine sweeping gown, And a delicate face, and could strut about Town!’- ‘My dear – a raw country girl, such as you be, Cannot quite expect that. You ain’t ruined,’ said
she.How is she speaking here?