The Narrative Voice In Sir Paul Mccartney's Song 'Michelle'

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The narrative voices in songs and literature express a male characters enthusiastic responses towards female characters. “Michelle” is a song by Sir Paul McCartney which was sung at the white house to the Obama family. The song expresses a man who is unwilling to express his feelings towards her as she is supposedly a native French speaker. Romeo and Juliet lines 44-53 are an excerpt of a play written by William Shakespeare. In lines 44-53 Romeo expresses how beautiful Juliet is when he first lays eyes on her. Considering what is said in these sources we can see how a male responds to seeing a woman he is attracted to which motivates him to convey his affection verbally and allows him to reveal his inner emotions. In the song “Michelle”

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