Sylvia Plath was an American poet and author who committed suicide in 1963 at the age of 30. Some of her most famous works include the poems "Daddy" and "Lady Lazarus" as well as her only novel, The Bell Jar, which was published under a pseudonym and dealt with her own experiences with mental illness. Plath married fellow poet Ted Hughes in 1956, but they divorced in 1963 after he had an affair with another woman. Plath took her own life shortly after by putting her head in a gas oven, leaving her two young children. Her death and troubled relationship with Hughes have been topics of discussion and controversy among literary scholars.

1. Sylvia Plath Created By: William Mathis

2. Early Life Born : October 27th 1932 in Boston, Mass. Father : Otto Plath Mother : Aurelia Plath Father Died at eight years old. First Poem: 8 and half years old Image from: Microsoft Clipart Information found at : http://www.notablebiographies.com/Pe-Pu/Plath-Sylvia.html

3. Major Works Her two best known poems : “Daddy”, “Lady Lazarus” Only Novel : The Bell Jar Wrote man journals in life time. All Information found at http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/splath.htm

4. Attempted Suicide Age 20 : first attempt at suicide with pills Attempted suicide twice before the age of 31. Suffered from depression. Info from http://www.gradesaver.com/author/sylvia-plath/ Image From : Microsoft Clipart

5. The Bell Jar Only novel that Plath wrote. Deals with Esther Greenwood Follows the dive into insanity. Deals with frailty of the human mind. Suicide, death and rape. Information from :http://www.gradesaver.com/the-bell-jar/study-guide/short-summary/ Image from: Microsoft Clipart

6. The Bell Jar:A Semi autobiography The Bell Jar- is a very transparent telling of Plath’s life. Allusion to many real people in Plath’s life. Including- her doctor, her patrons and teachers in Plath’s past. Esther Greenwood (Main character of the novel) also works for the same magazine as Plath as well as attaining similar scholarships. Information from: http://www.sparknotes.com/lit/belljar/

7. Ted Hughes Plath’s First Husband British Poet Laureate 1984-1998 Was married to Plath from 1956 to 1963 Information and Image from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hughes

8. AssiaWevill Plath’s Husband ,Ted Hughes, left Plath for Wevill. The affair has been attributed to the suicide of Plath. Information from: http://www.guardian.co.uk/books/2006/ct/19/biography.tedhughes Image from: Microsoft Clipart

9. Death London on February 11, 1963 Plath Commited Suicide Left two children Frieda and Nicholas in their bedroom Provided food and drink for them. Had head in oven with gas spouts on. Found by her nurse the following morning. Information from : http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/splath.htm

10. Hughes’s Controversy Ted Hughes has, usually by feminists and American Plath fans, been considered Plath’s murderer. Controversially destroyed Plath’s journals detailing the last months of their relationship. Believed to maybe entail her thoughts on his infidelity. Information from :http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ted_Hughes#Career

11. Grave Buried – February 1963. Last name Hughes is generally chiseled off. Supporters who think that Hughes killed Plath do this. Information from: http://www.poetsgraves.co.uk/plath.htm Image used with Creative commons from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/jenniferboyer/5255041836/sizes/z/in/photostream/

12. Full List of Lifetime Works Poetry collections The Colossus and Other Poems (1960) Ariel (1961–1965) Three Women: A Monologue for Three Voices (1968) Crossing the Water (1971) Winter Trees (1971) The Collected Poems (1981) Selected Poems (1985) Plath: Poems (1998) Sylvia Plath Reads, Harper Audio (2000) (Audio) Collected prose and novels The Bell Jar: A novel (1963), under the pseudonym "Victoria Lucas" Letters Home: Correspondence 1950–1963 (1975) Johnny Panic and the Bible of Dreams: Short Stories, Prose, and Diary Excerpts (1977) The Journals of Sylvia Plath (1982) The Magic Mirror (published 1989), Plath's Smith College senior thesis The Unabridged Journals of Sylvia Plath, edited by Karen V. Kukil (2000) Children's books The Bed Book (1976) The It-Doesn't-Matter-Suit (1996) Collected Children's Stories (UK, 2001) Mrs. Cherry's Kitchen (2001) List from : http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sylvia_Plath

13. AssiaWevill’s Death 23 March 1969 Killed herself as well as her four year old daughter, Shura Committed the suicide by placing a mattress in the oven and turning on all the gas valves. Brought into question Hughes husbandry. Image from : Microsoft Clipart Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assia_Wevill

14. Nicholas Plath Also committed suicide on March 23rd, 2009. Not married, no kids and also battled depression. Occurred forty six years after his mothers death. Hanged himself in his own home. Information from: http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/uk/article5956380.ece

15. Frieda Hughes The only surviving child of Hughes and Plath’s Also a poet and works on BBC radio. Also has written a series of children’s books. Still living today. Information from: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Frieda_Hughes Image From: http://shrimplate.blogspot.com/2008/02/sunday-plath-nursing-drug-books.html