God
God is represented as a wonderful, charming character in many of Ted Hughes' poems. The greatness of God can not be fully understood by man, and the physical representation of his greatness can be seen in natural places completely untouched by man. Narrators of some poems concerning God often question why He is taken for granted as a wonderful entity, but then realize that there is no other explanation for things other than His greatness.
Little Frieda
The poem "Little Frieda" is written different from most poems, as it has a second-person point of view. In other words, the main character of the poem is You, and the poem describes what You did. As the name of You isn't mentioned in the poem, it is likely that You are actually Little Frieda, who views things happening outside, like a spider's web, and a dog.
The Man
In "The Minotaur", the narrator describes a table that has been an important family heirloom for many generation, but it has now been smashed and broken by a man. The narrator and this man have direct contact with each other, with the narrator shouting at the man to smash the table even more. The man proves to be highly receptive to these ideas, and possibly having too much anger stored inside of him.
The Thrush
In the poem "Thrushes", birds, particularly thrushes, are described as evil and efficient birds. Very precise in what they do, they capture their prey, and devour it - no sympathy, simply going about their day. What exactly is the motivation for this thrush? The narrator neglects the fact that it may just be because the thrush is hungry, but says it may be because the thrush has a nest of baby birds nearby, and this causes her to become an evil, monstrous bird.
