In his 'Prayer for My Daughter' Yeats does not want his daughter to be like one particular person. Who is that person?
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A.
Maud Gonne
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B.
Florence Farr
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C.
Olivia Shakespeare
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D.
Lady Gregory
Correct Answer:
A. Maud Gonne
Explanation:
The correct answer is Maud Gonne. In the poem A Prayer for My Daughter, Yeats expresses a desire for his daughter to avoid the path of Maud Gonne, a woman he loved who he felt ruined her life through intellectual hatred and political fanaticism. He warns against having excessive beauty that leads to vanity and poor life choices, specifically referencing how Gonne's opinionated mind and arrogance led her to marry someone Yeats considered a fool. Therefore, he prays his daughter will instead cultivate internal virtues like kindness and innocence.
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