| Front | Negative feminist reading of the 'flea' x4 (John Donne The Flea) |
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| Back | •manipulative, on male terms with an offensive conceit •flea catalyst to bubonic plague, making it more offensive to modern reader who has seen the impact of the flea •trivialises the grave consequences of extramarital affairs in the 17th century - regarded as sinful •shows no recognition of double standard - men get away with affair shamelessly |
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