Queerness Shaping Literature-- Analyzing Allingham's "The Witch Bride."

The purpose of this exhibit is to deeply analyze themes of queerness in William Allingham's 'The Witch-Bride.' With these queer themes in mind, I also seek to acknowledge and discuss the adultery prevalent in the poem, and how a pushback against heteronormative marriage that could have opened an avenue for productive conversation surrounding the topic intsead shows unabashed adultery, as well as villianizes queer identity and exploration. With this, I want to raise the question of whether or not representation of queerness can be read as representation if it is only negative in nature.