Having no intentions of being bound to a woman with no money, Alfred bribed two men to testify falsely in court to free him of his responsibility to Claire. With these testimonies, the court ruled against her. Being falsely condemned to a brothel caused her to lose her youth. The loss of her youth and innocence clearly affected her persona, rendering her immoral and ruthless, thirsting for the death of the man who destroyed her. The “Hamburg brothel”
He treats her with little regard and believes that she is a “breeder of maggot” This is also evident when Hamlet says to her, “ I say we will have no more marriages. Those that are married already, all but one, shall live; the rest shall keep as they are. To a nunnery go” (3.1.150) Here Hamlet almost commands Ophelia to go to a nunnery, suggesting that she, as a sexually corrupt female, needs improvement. Therefore, Shakespeare’s use of language, illustrated by words adopted by male characters, not only identitifies how women are marginalised, but their ill-sentiments towards
Curley’s wife is portrayed as being a whore – but this is only due to the way she dresses, her provocative ways and the way she acts around men, as if she is aware of her femininity. This could suggest that she is only like this because she is bored, like it is something to do – something interesting for a change. She is constantly trying to get people to notice her. But, because of Lennie’s purity and innocence, he doesn’t see her in the way other men do – a sexual object. When Steinbeck quotes “And because she had confided in him, she moved closer to Lennie and sat beside him”, it is clear to the audience that Curley’s Wife is using her sexuality as an object to create some sort of excitement for herself.
Robin Flores Professor Anderson English 103 25 October 2012 One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest One is to say, woman are portrayed inferior to men because they were never given a position of power, men see themselves superior than women, and are consider as sexual objects. The movie, “One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest” shows the audience that women should stay in a patriarchy system. The female character Miss Ratchet, abused her power as a leader by being over dramatic on her job. The main character, McMurphy never agreed with Miss Ratchet on anything because he feels superior. Two other females that had nicknames are known as a sexual need in the film because McMurphy invited them over to seduce the guard and Billy.
This is manifest when she attempts to manipulate situations and the male characters with her sexual presence. This is evidenced when Steinbeck uses the character of Whit after George has told him he hasn't seen Curley's new wife to state “Well stick around an' keep your eyes open. You'll see plenty. She ain't concealing nothing..” Steinbeck is effective in showing women in the 1930's had very little power and the only power we are sure they had was a seductive one. Steinbeck’s treatment of women was not a positive one as some of the ranch workers described her as a ‘bitch’, ‘tramp’ and ‘tart’.
Jason betrays her when he decides to remarry to the princess of Corinth, so Medea conspires to kill the princess and her father for letting it happen. She ends up doing exactly what she planned and getting away with it. In this play, Medea would represent evil and the people that she wants to kill represent goodness. As portrayed in the quote, goodness is defeated. In the novel 1984 by George Orwell, Winston is the protagonist that unwillingly works for a minor part of the government called The Party.
Gender roles within ‘To Kill a Mocking Bird’ Characteristics: * Miss Merriweather expresses her racist views at the missionary tea * “Just ruins you day to have one of ‘em in the kitchen.” – Mrs Merriweather (p. 256) * Proves that Mrs Merriweather is racist and doesn’t like black people * She is a typical woman of Maycomb * Jem states he is a gentleman like his father * “Atticus is a gentleman, just like me!” (p. 109) * Scout is a tomboy * “Aunt Alexandra was fanatical on the subject of my attire. I could not possibly hope to be a lady if I wore breeches: when I said I could do nothing in a dress, she said I wasn’t supposed to be doing things that required pants.” (p. 90) * “I would fight anyone from a third cousin tooth and nail. Francis Hancock, for example, knew that.” (p. 99) * Tom Robinson is feminine (soft, gentle personality) * “And so a quiet, respectable, humble Negro who had the unmitigated temerity to ‘feel sorry’ for a white women has had to put his word against two white people’s.” (p. 225) * Aunt Alexandra exaggerates how to be a lady to Scout * “Aunt Alexandra’s vision of my deportment involved playing with small stoves, tea sets, and wearing the Add- A-Pearl necklace she gave me.” (p. 90) * This quote indicates how Aunt Alexandra believes all young ladies should act. * “She asked me to tell you you must try to behave like the little lady and gentleman that you are.” (p. 147) * This quote tells us more of Aunt Alexandra’s character * Atticus is the provider of the family and is a good father * Atticus has different values on how to treat children * “Jack! When a child asks you something, answer him…” (p.97) * “This was not my father.
A few methods to stop oppositions of feminism, as seen in the novel, were to silence them. The government hired spies and tyrants to rule over villages in order to intimidate them. This is shown in Hang’s village with her uncle being the dictator. Although the people wanted to obtain peace and equality in their genders, they feared the government’s threats of exile and Thomas 2 public humility, as shown through Aunt Tam and her brother. This leads to the acceptance of treating women unfairly in Vietnam because it was between either accepting it or being exiled.
The story of Medea, written by Euripides, is a romantic tragedy that ends in an unexpected way. Throughout the play, it is easy to feel sorry for Medea who has devoted herself to Jason, only to have him leave her and her children for another woman and a better life. However, readers will begin to despise Medea as her final revenge on Jason is to kill her own children. Even though Medea knows it is wrong, this paper will argue whether Medea murders her children out of selfishness or out of love? Medea fell in love with Jason the moment she met him.
Mrs. Mooney was previously involved in a dysfunctional marriage to a “shabby stooped little drunkard” (61). Similar to her own marriage, Mrs. Mooney indirectly forces Polly to marry for money. Mrs. Mooney is a ruthless character as a result of her previous troubles. Consequently, Mrs. Mooney’s maternal connection with Polly is non-existent, turning their relationship into a business. When Mrs. Mooney is observing Polly’s interactions with young men, she becomes frustrated that “none of [the men] meant business” and considers sending Polly back to her previous job (63).