Les Grands Seigneurs by Dorothy MolloyDorothy Molloy is well known for the dark and ironic humor in her poetry. Les Grands Seigneurs explores the irony of romantic relationships in a woman's youth. He heavily emphasizes that once a woman gets married she loses her power and independence and eventually becomes a "mere" toy "a toy "just a bit of nonsense". The portrayal of women in this poem is the exact opposite of how the landlady is depicted in Rolad Dahl's short story While Rolad Dahl describes the "landlady" as cunning and even mischievous at times, Dorothy Molloy portrays the heroine as a "damsel in distress" thus further reinforcing it. stereotype of the portrayal of women in modern literature. The poem outlines the diminution of a woman's independence and power through marriage. Understanding the irony is key to accurately interpreting the message of the poem she was catered to by men all her life she recounts how men courted her incessantly, saying that "men were my buttresses, my crenellated towers.""....