Den’s interest is further shown when he says “I’ve been thinking about you – quite a bit.” Which is followed by Barbara’s rejection; “shocking bloody view – look at that” which is completely unrelated to what he has said to her. The audience can see that any relationship between the two would end badly because they clearly do not communicate well. Den does not assert himself, and allows Barbara to monopolise the conversation, even though it is obvious that he wants to talk about them rather than the meaningless small talk that Barbara is insisting on. It is through these interactions that we can see that the dialogue in the first scene is integral to the audience’s understanding of the relationship between Den and Barbara. The symbolism in the first scene also works to develop our understanding of the relationship
She is first perceived as a weak character who Iago says keeps many thoughts to herself: "She puts her tongue a little in her heart," meaning that many of her most critical thoughts remain unsaid. Even Desdemona has to encourage her to speak. This silence throughout much of the play may be one cause of her drastically changing at the end. Initially Emilia sets out to please Iago without question, as this was her role as an Elizabethan wife, however at the end she speaks against him when she realizes his true intentions. Her change at the end of the play could show that she’s isn’t an outsider, as she now has her own opinion and her own voice like many of the other characters within the play.
Puritan by nature, he followed a moral code of life well intertwined within the Ten Commandments. Though he was religious, proctor was not without his faults, one being his expressed distaste toward those who did not follow his own law, such as reverend Parris. His distrust and hate toward reverend parris stems from his own idea that such a man could simply not be a holy one. His mood toward Parris came from such actions like the preaching toward golden candles, and how Parris was a self absorbed minister, and the third minister in the town in 7 years. “There is either obedience or the church will burn like Hell is burning!” (pg 30) Parris tried to defend himself with such passionate and heartfelt comments but Proctor would have none of it.
Phyllis Rackin thinks part of this may have to with Shakespeare's lack of trust and confidence in his wife. She states: "A possibility is that William did not trust Anne to manage the family property. Her absence from the legal records of all William's financial affairs might mean that Anne had an exceptionally passive role in the economic affairs of the Shakespeare family" (39). So although I admit that there is evidence for the idea that Shakespeare wasn't respectful to all women, there is also substantial proof that despite this, he was still influenced by the many women in his life. Whether he truly admired them or simply wrote the female characters for financial gain is something that cannot be known for sure.
This is revealed when she says, “But Hindley hated him, and to say the truth I did the same”. This makes it clear that Heathcliff did not give off a good first impression. Furthermore, when discussing Earnshaw, Nelly says, “He took to Heathcliff strangely”. By saying “strangely”, it suggests that Nelly thinks very little of Heathcliff and is surprised that someone should actually like him. She also says that she couldn’t dote on Heathcliff and wonders why Mr Earnshaw admired him so much.
Many, including Proctor do not support Parris in his leadership, “we vote by name in this society, not by acerage. This limits the people of Salem’s freedom, creating tension, and decreasing the willingness of the people to conform. Parris, being a minister relishes in the power given to him in this theocracy. Due to his high status as a minister in a strict Puritanical society, he holds a lot of power. He frequently emphasises the importance of conforming “There is either obedience or the church will burn like hell is burning!” This line shows how Parris believes himself to be conforming to God’s rules by constantly reiterating the harsh consequence of hell if they do not obey.
When having heard an owl, she cries ‘Hark, Peace!’ This remark shows you that she is jittery, as on a normal occasion she wouldn’t have even noticed the owl because based on what we know of her character so far she isn’t the jumpy type of person. It’s also slightly ironic how she calls out for ‘peace’ because you automatically make the connection to god’s peace: whereas the audience all knows she is damned. You also surprisingly see a psychological vulnerability in Lady Macbeth. She tells Macbeth that Duncan ‘resembled my father as he slept,’ and if it weren’t for that she would have murdered him herself. This is wildly contradicting her cold persona.
In the beginning of the book, Darcy is awkward, overly concerned with other people’s social status, and believes that no women is adequate for him, but by the end of the book, he has learned how to be agreeable, to let go of his pride, and to realize he cares about what Elizabeth thinks of him. At first, Darcy believes that most women aren’t accomplished and judges them very harshly, but he later ends up showing Elizabeth respect that earlier seemed out of his character. During Elizabeth’s stay at Netherfield, Mr. Darcy says, “I cannot boast of knowing more than half-a-dozen, in the whole range of my acquaintance, that are really accomplished” (p.26). Mr. Darcy criticizes women very harshly and does not approve of Bingley’s thinking that most higher class women are accomplished. After Elizabeth has rejects his proposal, however, Mr. Darcy wrote her a very long letter explaining his history with Mr. Wikham.
Even through the changes that society as a whole has experienced from Emerson’s time to our own, Emerson’s idea continues to hold merit; society continues to disapprove and put down those that are individuals only to protect its-self and hold on to what is known. Emerson writes using persuasive rhetoric to stress his ideas of the dangers of the conformity that faces mankind and the importance of being an individual. "Whoso would be a man must be a nonconformist. He who would gather immoral palms must not be hindered by the name of goodness, but must explore if it be goodness." Emerson states that a man to become an individual must question every orthodox belief that he faces and must decide what he believes to be true, not what society thinks to be true.
Peter is more focused on completing the tasks more than satisfying his employees. Peter’s leadership style can also be described as coercive, do what I tell you, style. He demands his employees to do what he tells them to do. According to Handy’s ‘trust-control dilemma’, those who use autocratic style are assumed to have little trust in their employees and as a result, control them more (Organisations and Behaviour, 2010, p.178). Peter might also be under the influence of Theory X where he assumes that every employee does not like work and will avoid doing anything unless they are pushed, controlled and coerced.