It could, but it would require a few other cards/imagery to support it. The Sun reversed, or the 6 of Pents reversed for abandoned children, the Tower or the Devil, depending on whether it was a catastrophe or a considered act, or on whether she was abandoning children who still needed her or ones who needed to be left.
Mandi's post makes me think more of the High Priestess than the Empress, but the lack of power/experience would make that a reversal as well. Does Plath tend to write a lot of 'perspective twists' on concepts generally considered proper or traditional?
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Well...there is Lady Lazarus, which is basically a celebration of her suicide attempts; I guess that could be an example. There are some other poems like "The Applicant" that hinge on a bizarre perspective of traditional themes. Add to this, the poet was deeply ambivalent about her role as a writer vs. traditional wife and mother. She sort of flipped back and forth (especially mentally, as one can tell from her journals and letters) between Betty Crocker housewife and dramatic poet.
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