Do you agree that Shakespeare presents Beatrice and Katherina as “offending against society’s expectations about women”? The idea that both Beatrice and Katherina offend against society’s expectations of women in the plays Much Ado About Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew is open to personal interpretation. We must take into account which society it is we are suggesting they are offending against, if we are judging it on Shakespearean society’s expectations we could, in theory, agree with the statement, due to the fact that at that time, women were largely expected to be submissive, quiet and respectful to the superior sex, males. However, it would not be correct to say that Beatrice and Katherina offend against modern day expectations of women. Further to this, it would also depend on at which point in the play we are making our judgement.
This shows the contrast in opinions of witchcraft as not everybody believed it was wrong and should be punished. Both books are set in a patriarchal society where women were perceived to be the weaker and fairer sex. However, both authors flaunt this view and contradict the saying that “women are the fairer sex” in their presentation of these two characters. In Great Expectations. Miss.
Despite being written during patriarchal Jacobean society, the protagonist is a female, which is was highly unusual in those days. Of course this protagonist is Lady Macbeth. Throughout the play, through Lady Macbeth's actions we are forced to believe that she is evil. In contrast, the novel John Steinbeck tells a story of dreams, hopes and loneliness. We are introduced to a majorly significant and complex character, named Curley’s wife.
In 'the pumpkin eater' the protagonist goes on a spiritual journey through the story , to find that love a marriage and marriage entraps women, and that she was really swapping one prison for another. The protagonist (princess) also literally on a journey along the world road to travel to her prince accompanied by Peter, Courage and Sugar. This is also her physical journey, once the princess goes through her spiritual journey her mind changes so she leaves to the world road for a different physical and mental journey for her own happiness . Love and marriage in 'the pumpkin eater' gives the idea that is a trap for all women it also is explored throughout "The Pumpkin Eater" using the quest convention "the
Compare and contrast the presentation of women in contemporary society in Wilde’s ‘A Woman of No Importance’ and Ibsen’s ‘A Doll’s House’. Consider alternate viewpoints of both presentations in your answer. Both Wilde and Ibsen present Woman in contemporary society to be of lower importance to men. In both plays the main female characters are shown to be weak and rely solely on a man to look after them. However as both plays progress we begin to see that Nora and Mrs Arbuthnot are not like the stereotypical woman of this society when they begin to show courage and independence.
O’Brien uses symbolism in this short story to develop Martha as being both a positive and negative figure for Lieutenant Cross. As Martha is being introduced she is right away perceived as a symbol for love, virginity and life after the war for Lieutenant Jimmy Cross. He realizes that she is not a virgin nor is she in love with him, but she was his light at the end of the long, dark tunnel of the war. Every night Lieutenant Cross would hold the letters and “spend the last hour of light pretending. Imagining romantic camping trips into the White Mountains … tasting the envelope flaps, knowing her tongue had been there.” (Pg.
Alcee stayed cushioned upon her, breathless, dazed, and enervated, with his heart beating like a hammer. Calixta had fallen in love all over again. The storm was distant and passed away. Bobinot and Calixta marriage was great until Calixta had a secret affair with Alcee. Calixta was just too controlling towards her
Morgan le Fay, Lady Bertilak, and the Virgin Mary, help develop the overall themes of the work by forcing the Gawain to question his ideals. Morgan le Fay and Lady Bertilak, the magical old woman and the beauty, are characterized as the male hero’s opponents. They manipulate but rely on his final choice, and are protected by their social status in Bertilak’s court. Both Morgan and Lady Bertilak are condemned in Gawain’s angry speech for stepping outside what he expected and for challenging his conflicting ideals. Gawain’s lady love, Mary, on the other hand, is the constant guide and source of comfort to which he may always turn.
A View of Women Through Language As in life, individuals have different opinions and react differently in certain situations. This is also true in literature among authors. In The Crucible by Arthur Miller and The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne, both authors have different opinions and sympathies towards women. Miller is not sympathetic towards them, where as Hawthorne is. These different opinions are present in the personalities of the women characters’ personalities and their actions.
Ophelia’s Syndrome Ophelia Syndrome is defined as being dependent on another person's thoughts, feelings or actions. The syndrome gets it name from a character in Shakespeare's “Hamlet.” Ophelia Syndrome is best described as thinking or feeling a certain way because a person is told to. People fail to think independently due to the presence of authority figures or different forms of the media. For example, some young girls feel the pressure to be thin or to change their bodies because the media communicates in different ways what, by the mainstream media's definition, is accepted and considered attractive. These girls take drastic measures to alter their bodies due to the belief that the media is the authority on the subject.