As people, we rely on others to make us happy. We need to feel loved and accepted by others in order to feel fulfilled and satisfied. However, certain relationships that are forced upon us can also lead to a negative outcome and can leave one feeling discontent and unsatisfied. In the novel “A thousand splendid suns”, Khaled Hossieni illustrates this idea through the impact other character have on the protagonist; Mariam. At the beginning of the novel it is revealed to the reader that Mariam does not feel loved and accepted by her mother, her conflict with Rasheed leaves her feeling worthless and insignificant.
At times she wanted to give up and accept the will of the regime, but her memories and her humanity wouldn't let her. Through the Night chapters, that the readers only perceive her, resisting Gilead’s ideology, which exposes her true self and her own values. It is her only escape from the strict regime. Offred is a mostly passive character, good-hearted but complacent. She inwardly resists the puritanical society, but is not courageous enough to untangle herself from the chains of marginalisation and inequality.
Their reactions and ways of experiencing guilt differ. Macbeth more obviously is afflicted by this feeling, as his moral compass is more direct. His wife, Lady Macbeth, has a more subtle urging of guilt in her life as it only plagues her, subconsciously, in her sleep. Shakespeare
Further to this, it would also depend on at which point in the play we are making our judgement. For example, Katherina may be offending against her society’s expectations about women at the start of Taming of the Shrew, but does not necessarily do this towards the end of the play. It could be argued that in Much Ado about Nothing and The Taming of the Shrew, Shakespeare presents Beatrice and Katherina as offending against their society’s expectations of women – the expectation that women should be submissive and act somewhat inferior to the male members of society; this also includes the view that women should not be outspoken. One of the only female characters who speak in the first scene of Much Ado is Beatrice, which portrays her to the audience as an outspoken character, and in this way she would be offending against her society’s expectations of women. Beatrice is a woman who openly defies both the courtly and bourgeois traditions of this time, ‘No, uncle, I’ll none: Adam’s sons are my brethren; and, truly, I hold it a sin to match in my kindred’, (II i, 431-55) in this speech to Leonato, Beatrice explains why
In Shakespeare’s Othello the theme of isolation is used as a way to manipulate the women in the play. Emilia, Bianca and most especially Desdemona were subjected to several forms of isolation. Isolation is the state of being separated, physically, mentally or intellectually from people or objects. The mental isolation of these women left them seeking comfort from wherever they could receive it. Their need for comfort from the people they love and care for the most leads them to do whatever it takes, so they might be accepted.
For example, Edna speaks of her promiscuity to Robert and says “I suppose this is what you would call unwomanly; but I have got into the habit of expressing myself. It doesn't matter to me, and you may think me unwomanly if you like”. She eventually gets to the point where she doesn’t care anymore. She refuses to change herself in order to fit into the mold she has come to hate that society has created for
Elinor’s attitude is well portrayed throughout the novel, especially when Marianne is involved. Elinor concerns about Marianne the whole time, and her concern peaks as Marianne starts dating Willoughby. Elinor often shows her reluctance, and even suspicion, toward Willoughby’s credibility that she addresses her doubt of him to Marianne although Marianne does not really care about her concern. However, as Willoughby abandons Marianne for wealthy Miss Grey, leaving her in complete misery, Elinor embraces her both physically and mentally without expressing any of her disturbed emotion as her elderly sister. By providing much support to Marianne, Elinor
Gilman shows this when the woman of the story says “I meant to be such a help to John, such a real rest and comfort, and here I am a comparative burden already”. She also shows that woman at this time didn’t really do anything for themselves, “Nobody would believe what an effort it is to do what little I am able - to dress and entertain, and order things”. The woman in the story is believing in the social norm and what her husband belittles her to be. She feels that she is a burden to her husband because she dislikes the wallpaper and continues to complain about how much it bothers her. He refuses to change it making her blame herself for not being able to cope with the “dull” and “flamboyant” yellow wallpaper.
Joe's reasoning for attempting to make Chris feel guilty boil down to the fact that it will ultimately sustain Kate's support for him. The period in which A Doll's House was written was a time of intense subordination for women. As a Marxist would say, women were 'reified' by society due to its ideological nature, restricted to mere commodities. Nora is indeed expected to conform to this principle by the characters of the play as well as audiences and critics of the time, but Ibsen has crafted the character in such a way that it is clear she is against the role
As a member, one must be customary in their actions. Women cannot act as if they know too much, while men can do as they please. This is exemplified in the novel when Daisy talks about how she wishes her daughter would be a “beautiful fool” (17). She understands that women in her position are not valued as intelligent