'It is rarely good for us to get what we want' In the light of this view, consider ways in which writers portray appetites and desires, and their consequences. In your answer, compare one drama text and one poetry text from the above lists.

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Both Ford and Blake similarly corroborate the notion that desires are an oppressive means to an end; more explicitly, an instrumentally valuable tool employed by organised religion to extend the despotic social paradigm they have constructed. Ford's potentially anti-religious overtones with regards to desire may be noted through the dramatic effect of the play's denouement, whereby ecclesiastical partiality is granted to Grimaldi, an infamous rogue. Furthermore, desires are noted as despotic through the structural parallelism of TPSAW, with the friar stating in the exposition of Act One that Giovanni must ''wash every word [he] utter'st in tears, and, if't be possible, of blood''. This ominous religious doctrine takes effect later in the play via Annabella and the Friar's dialogue, with Annabella commenting on how her letter to Giovanni is ''double lined with blood and tears''; thereby showcasing how Giovanni and Annabella's incestuous desires ultimately result in their damnation. I can send the complete file containing both of my essays if necessary.