Beauvoir’s analysis of love is ultimately the comparison of the two genders. Within the differences of the genders authentic and in inauthentic love. De Beauvoir labels her theories on two forms of love. Inauthentic love, she believes that love is used as a liberator, where the woman takes pride in her matters over the one she loves (2010). Her love is inauthentic in the way she loves, due to viewing her lover, being godlike, this is inauthentic in the sense that no man is godlike.
Ghazal is a sexually stimulating love poem that hints on powerful imagery and metaphors in an attempt to capture the passion of love. The speaker uses a wide range of arguments, to persuade their loved one, each of which explores different aspects of love. Love is represented as calm and reflective which is clear by the use of natural imagery, ‘grass’ and ‘breeze’ which symbolises natural love. It is clear from reading Ghazal that it contains numerous images of violence and pain, when speaking of an ‘iron fist’, and an ‘arrow.’ This could suggest the violence and passion of the lover’s feelings. Although there is a lot of reference to violent and aggressive behaviour it does not make her hesitant, one could even say she was blinded by her love for him.
Zhongzi, Please Within the poem “Zhongzi, Please”, the teachings of Confucius are evident. The aspects of veneration and submission are strengthened many times throughout the poem through repetition. This can been noticed through the depiction of the female’s response to her paramour. It was thought to be a sign of respect to use the word “please” and was used in the poem several times. Furthermore, it was used in a kind way to ask her love interest to withdraw on his adoring advances.
“Honor, purity and innocence.” Why is a woman considered honorable, pure and innocent if she is sexually inexperienced? Virginity in America is most commonly referred to during adolescent, every boy is dying to have sex, and many girls are too, but are repeatedly warned of the same sexual curiosity. Virginity is spoken of like it is inherently valuable for a girl to have it, and to lose it to someone that really matters to them. The difference is, a woman’s value in part largely depends on how “good” or “pure” she is while a man’s is
This unrequited love is painful for him and he feels weighed down by it. However, it could be argued that what Romeo thinks is love is actually lust. He says that Rosaline is “rich in beauty” and often seems to mention her appearance which suggests that his feelings towards her are more sexual than anything else. This idea that women are sexual objects seems to be a view held by many of the male characters in this play. In the first scene Gregory and Sampson discuss raping the women of the Capulet household and taking “their maidenheads” (virginity).
Femininity and masculinity according to Goffmann, can be ‘conveyed fleetingly in any social situation and yet [is] something which strikes at the most basic characteristics of the individual’ (Dyer, 2002: p.98). ‘Advertising seems to be obsessed with gender and sexuality’ (Jhally, 1990, p.135). This is because gender is in human form, it’s either we are male or female, so it is important to identify with who we are, before we can relate to the advertisement. Along with realizing which gender we are, it comes with the traits each gender represent. Celebrities are sometimes associated with brands
n Marvell’s time, "mistress" also means a woman who acts as a patron, or sponsor, for an artist or artists. This sense of the word allows us to imagine a new spin on things. If the speaker’s mistress is a patron, perhaps he’s trying to convince her to sponsor him for a new project, or, in short, to give him money. This interpretation complicates things. See, the poem speaks literally about sex – it references the mistress’s "long-preserved" virginity.
Belonging: Identity * Rosalind is disguised as Ganymede, and Celia as Aliena * During the Epilogue, Rosalind returns the audience to reality by stripping away not only the artifice of Ardenne, but her character as well * Celia and Rosalind are a perfect example of showcasing identity as their relationship is stronger than normal friends, and they both contribute to each other’s identity. * There is also physical identity that is present in the play, including Rosalind having a double identity as Ganymede. Ganymede represents strong homosexual connotations * Rosalind’s choice of alternative identities is significant. Ganymede is the cupbearer and beloved of Jove and is a standard symbol of homosexual love. In the context of the play, her choice of an alter ego contributes to a continuum of sexual possibilities.
Society seems paradoxical in its reverence for innocence and purity, while at the same time indulging in the very hedonistic lifestyle it so condemns. Sober productivity to work and sexual purity are exalted, but everywhere scantily clad women peddle the best product that will achieve drunkenness in the hopes of leading to casual sex. ‘Sex, drugs, and Rock ’N Roll’ has become the mantra of an entire generation, yet people still hold in esteem the values of living a virtuous and wholesome life. Roman Polanski’s Repulsion (1965) explores this contradiction between thought and action through the protagonist’s psychological state and mental breakdown. Polanski argues that the human ideal of wholesomeness and purity cannot survive in a male- dominated civilization ruled by sex.
In Yeats said“her nape caught in his bill,” reflects the situation that leda was forced to get sexually intimate by the swan. Yeats also described the manliness of swan using the words “great wings,” “dark webs,” “the white rush,” “indifferent beak” and “feathery glory.” the god Zeus was stated as beast. Yeats has represented the whole sexual moment in obscure words. The power of Zeus (swan) over Leda is structured in such a way that it seems an scandalous rape. “how can those terrified vague fingers push”states that as a women how could Leda stop the Zeus (swan)?