Question

What makes the women start crying?

Answer 1

The mirror is like a lake,it drowns the face of the woman,who tries to see her reflection in it. She searches for her beauty,Beauty which she had in her youth.She grows sad to see herself old now,she then turns to ''candle'' or the moon which the mirror calls ''liars'' because these create a misted kind of surrounding around the woman,s face due to which she does not see the wrinkles or signs of old age.Seeing her changed face,the woman sheds some tears and moves her hand angrily cheers

Answer 2

Answer:

In the poem “Mirror” by Sylvia Plath, the woman starts crying after seeing her reflection and realising that she has lost her youth, beauty and charm. In this poem, the mirror has been explained as one’s true reflection and the best critic. The poet personifies the mirror and acts as the narrator. Plath has personified the mirror as a lake. The woman when bends over this lake, sees her reflection and is dissatisfied. As it shows only the truth, the woman sees herself ageing and losing her beauty. It is this harsh truth that hurts her and is the reason why she cries.