Romm concluded that even though Agrippina may have been manipulative and ambitious she was still able to achieve what women of the era could not. The write Cat Pierro’s argues that Agrippina the Younger’s life is one that is full of mistakes, the largest of which was giving birth Nero. Pierro interpretation of Agrippina is that she was an Austere , arrogant woman that would use her sexuality to gain power. She was jealous of any woman that tried to become close to her husband and then her son, even going as so far to order the execution of a women that her husband Claudius complimented. Eventually she vilified herself enough to turn herself not only to turn her son against her but most of the court as well.
There may seem to be many motivations for villains throughout the times but as we study these scoundrels we find that generally they are motivated by pure jealousy, or a need of superiority. They utilize manipulation, both physically and mentally in order to achieve their goals and show a lack of remorse. Stephan King’s “Misery”, provides us with a very graphical depiction in Annie Wilkes a sadistic, mentally unstable retired nurse, who has a desire for power and control. Annie goes to tortuous extremes on her captive Paul Sheldon to realize this. Iago from Shakespeare’s play Othello is also a power hungry villain who enjoys having people under his control, he is driven by extreme jealousy and the motivation, revenge.
“To be or not to be, that is the question; whether’ tis nobler in the mind to suffer...” (Shakespeare Act 3, Scene 1). This quotation proves Hamlet becomes inferior to others and the environment through his madness, causing him to express himself explicitly towards others. Hamlet’s madness not only causes his loved ones lives but it allows his “end” to come because he accepts every challenge from his opponent. Hamlet’s madness not only affects him but Ophelia, who is mentally torn apart by Hamlet. Ophelia was once flawless, but since her encounter with Hamlet she has fallen into the same madness and wants to kill herself.
The universally accepted definition is the one I shall use for the purposes of this essay, a group of people who encourage and embrace love and trust for one another. When assessing how patriarchal a ‘the family’ is, the definition of patriarchy must be assessed. It is the belief that society is male dominated and hegemonic, thus putting women at a disadvantage in every aspect of life. Also, it is worth taking into consideration whether all families are equally patriarchal or if some are more so than others, lesbian families seem to be an exception to patriarchy within the family. The common radical feminist view on family is that it is institutionally patriarchal, and that gain much more from marriage than women.
In Jacobean times women were seen as inferior and even in the Victoria era, thus she required external forces to crush her conscience to allow her to fulfil her ambition. Yet she is afraid her feminine qualities will prevent her from achieving the murder of King Duncan. Which would gradually lead to her mental breakdown. Regicide was considered a mortal sin in Jacobean times, one God couldn't forgive. Whereas Browning’s protagonist in The Laboratory sustains her feminine qualities this is reflected in the line “The colours too grim” in which she is referring to her dislike of the colour of poison and that it needs to be 'brightened' up in order to convince her victim to drink it.
This article has to do with social psychology, specifically with Robert Sternberg's theory of love. The three components of love in Sternberg's theory appear as main points in many ,if not all, of Epstein's love building exercises as well as in the many studies of intimacy and relationship. In the article, they also talk about aspects of the rules of attraction. This are very important as well since how we start a relationship can also determine how the relationship will be in the future. He explains this with several examples such as how sometimes we only pick partners because of how physically attracted we are to them, an this may set us up to failure.
It is inevitable as death. Shakespeare’s “Hamlet” is no exception to this rancid portrayal of women. Though they may seem ignorant of all the corruption around them, women are still responsible for the corruption throughout the play. Gertrude and Ophelia are both manipulative characters that entice men around them and ultimately become the motivation for all of the tragic events throughout the play. Despite the general opinion that “Hamlet” contains the weakest women in Shakespeare’s works, the unraveling of the main plot can only be attributed to them.
Yet it was a goal of lower or middle class people to gain higher social status, either through marriage or education. Also the Industrial Revolution created many opportunities for to increase one social standing through trade as in Miss Havisham case her family wealth came from running a brewery. As with the Bennet daughter’s in Pride and Prejudice, marrying men of status, was how the family would survive into the future, because of their estate being in placed into entailment. Mrs. Bennet’s desire to marry into high status is made evident by the opening line of the book; ‘It is a truth universally acknowledged that a single man in possession of a good fortune must be in want of a wife.’ But the reverse is also true for a single woman in the 1800, whose social options were very limited were in want of a husband. Jane Austen makes a point to show even men have to establish contacts to rise to a higher social status.
Men may have enforced the oppression of the female gender but it could not have been done without the aid of women in upholding the illusion that the patriarchy is based on. If the truth of this illusion could be found, ‘if she begins to tell the truth, the figure in the looking-glass shrinks,’ the strength of this patriarchy would suffer. Inevitably, Woolf demonstrates that women and men are inextricably connected, as the men cannot function without the misconceptions of women. Ultimately the patriarchy remains because it is a constructed reality that is accepted as norm and thus exists unchallenged by society. ‘England is under the rule of a patriarchy.
Affirmative View: Jory (2010), argues that power is apportioned between husbands and wives based on the relative resources that each contribute to the family. Research indicates that among American men, educational attainment and occupational prestige is the greatest resources, and the greater these men are perceived powerful within the family. This research suggests that these individuals became heads of household because they have access to educational and financial resources in society, not because of any divine right or natural biological processes. Research conducted in the United States found that when men made substantially more income than their wives, they were more likely to exert greater power in financial decision-making when compared to husbands who made about the