Gatsby feels the need to be successful and wealthy, and his participation in a bootlegging operation allows him to acquire the wealth and social status needed to attract Daisy. In his narration, Nick focuses on Gatsby’s fixation of Daisy and how he longs for her presence in his life. Gatsby’s greatness comes from his power to dream, his competence in turning dreams into reality, and his absolute love for Daisy. In The Great Gatsby, Jay Gatsby uses his dreams as motivation for his existence. Fitzgerald uses wealth and social status to define Gatsby’s character, which is exemplified by his lavish parties and the dignitaries who attend them.
She is beautiful, gracious, rich, intelligent, and quick-witted, with high standards for her potential romantic partners. She obeys her father's will, while steadfastly seeking to obtain Bassanio. She demonstrates tact to the Princes of Morocco and Aragon, who unsuccessfully seek her hand. In the court scenes, Portia finds a technicality in the bond, thereby outwitting Shylock and saving Antonio's life when everyone else fails. It is Portia who delivers one of the most famous speeches in The Merchant of Venice: The quality of mercy is not strain'd.
When her baby brother is born, it doesn’t upset her, and she is still the heir to the throne. Years later, a mistake is made by Anna, and she is removed from the position of heir, and it is given to her brother, John. Livid with anger, and filled with revenge, she waits for her turn to avenge her brother. Another important character in the story is her grandmother, Anna Dalassena. She is the woman who taught her everything she needed to know about running an empire.
“There comes John's sister. Such a dear girl as she is, and so careful of me! I must not let her find me writing”. However, John’s absence from his wife for great periods of time may say otherwise. The author cites “John is away all day, and even some nights when his cases are serious.” In the end I honestly believe that John genuinely love his wife but was clueless in helping her get better.
I will assume desert.” He is outraged when he finds Portia’s portrait not to be in the casket. Portia finds Arragon very arrogant. Portia feels very bound to her father’s oath. She feels that she cannot make any choices for herself and doesn’t understand why her father would do such a thing. “I may neither choose who I would, nor refuse who I dislike, so is the will of a living daughter
During her time the social status and women’s creativity were not appreciated. Women did not have enough resources to become a writer which resulted in the few great women writer during her period. Because there was lack of resources and due to their materialistic circumstances, it limited the women’s lives and achievements. Because women were not educated and were not allowed to do anything such as control wealth, they necessarily led lives that were less publicly significant than those of men. These led to women’s inferior social status in the society.
She says in Act I, “When you do become engaged to someone, I, or your father, should his health permit, will inform you of the fact”. Even though she does acknowledge that her husband should be part of the decision, she places herself before him and also belittles him by commenting on his poor health. In fact, Lord Bracknell, is never issued directly throughout the entire piece. As soon as Lady Bracknell’s introduced on the set, she begins commanding and controlling Gwendolen (and through her Jack). Evidently Lady Bracknell values society and its values, saying, “Never speak disrespectfully of Society,” but she goes totally against these values by playing the role of her husband in her daughter’s life (hypocritical).
During this time women were deprived from having an education. Depending on the man in the woman’s life would determine how she would be seen socially. It can be considered that when thinking about women during the Middle Ages one would need to understand the difference of being powerful or of being weak. Women had to sometimes not think of themselves as women in order to be a part of their own society. Because of this the male domination during this time badly affected the status of women and their roles in society.
At the start of the twentieth century women were subjected to widespread discrimination that ousted them from all aspects of political life and treated them as if they were second class citizens. At this time women did not always identify with one another, their collective identity and solidarity relied solely on their personal divides of class, ethnicity, race and religion which made change hard to evoke especially in 1900 when women had very few rights and their legal standing was govern by their marital status. Sadly, a married woman’s legal identity relied solely on that of her husband. A woman of this time could not: control her biological reproduction, own property, have a career, serve on juries (because they had no standing in court), vote, or hold any form of public office. In the eyes of the Supreme Court of this time women were not considered to be “persons” under the 14th amendment of the United States Constitution.
They were to be completely placid never raising a hand in violence while men were strong, heroic, leaders of the household. The work by Jacques-Louis David, Oath of the Horatii, depicts a story where women aren't successful in their behavior resulting in a sister's death by her own brother because she mourns for her dead fiance in which he previously had killed. The brother's loyalty is rendered in favor toward his nation more than his own blood sister. This invented moment was purposed to create the idea of strong vs. women. David uses gender to get his point across that strength and weakness is natural.