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    OF THE FOOL IN THE FIRST 2 ACTS ALSO CONTAINS INFORMATION ON ALL OTHER ACTS Superficially‚ the Fool in Shakespeare’s King Lear serves as comic relief‚ abating the dramatic tension with his witty insults and aphorisms. The Fool’s purpose‚ however‚ is not limited to tomfoolery. Ironically‚ he is the most insightful character in the play‚ making sound observations about King Lear and human nature. The full purpose of the Fool is to stress Lear’s poor judgment‚ to contribute to the themes of appearance

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    Feminist Theology Feminist theology is based on the idea of "not lord but brother". Jesus Christ himself stepped outside of societies norms by befriending the outcasts of society‚ which included women. Women are often portrayed as the cause of or focus of evil and misdeeds in the bible. The focus of feminist theology is the perspective of theology from those who were outcast and therefore considered themselves as equals and friends to Jesus Christ. "If there is anything they desire to know‚

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    shifting of uncomfortable feelings and emotions about one person‚ such as a parent‚ to another‚ less authoritative figure‚ such as a co-worker or a therapist yonic symbol—an image that represents a vagina I. Psychological Criticism History and Development Psychological criticism examines the inner workings of the human mind and applies psychological theories to the interpretation of literature‚ specifically in the analysis of authors and their characters. This approach draws from the theories of

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    Media Presentation Feminist Theory Introduction * Feminist in the 1960’s and 1970’s was brought to address inequalities related to female/male gender roles. * Promotes equality for both male and female in political‚ economic‚ and social issues. * Believes women are oppressed due to their sex based. * Social division benefits for men. * Women in the media are representation of “domestic way of living”. Laura Mulvey (1975) * Women are represented in which media emphasis

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    The Potential of Emotions in Feminist Epistemology: Developing Jaggar’s Account By Tina Strasbourg University of Calgary Abstract In this paper I analyze the potential of Allison Jaggar’s suggestion that emotions in general‚ and outlaw emotions in particular‚ be incorporated into feminist epistemology. Jaggar advocates a standpoint theory of emotions‚ and suggests that the emotions of the oppressed in particular are helpful rather than inimical to acquiring knowledge

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    Literary Criticism I Feminist Criticism theory in the novel “Harry Potter” by J.K. Rowling Introduction According to Peter Barry’s book‚ Feminism was born because of women are disadvantaged by comparison with men and the unequal treatment towards women by men. Women ask for their rights‚ because they believed that they deserve equality. In this paper I will analyze the feminist approach through Harry Potter Novels by J.K. Rowling. As we all know‚ Joanne Kathleen Rowling a.k.a J.K. Rowling

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    COMPARE AND CONTRAST FEMINIST CRIMINOLOGY AND BIOLOGICAL POSITIVISM This essay will compare and contrast feminist approaches to criminology with biological positivism. It will discuss the varying approaches within both feminism and biological positivism and consider how feminists and positivists explain women ’s criminality. The main assumptions and methodology will be outlined‚ compared and analysed‚ as well as the limitations and strengths of both theories. Biological Positivism emerged in

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    King Lear Act I Discussion Questions Scene i 1. What is the question Lear asks his daughters before he makes the division of his kingdom final? What does he expect of his daughters? 2. What is Cordelia’s answer to Lear’s question‚ and why is Lear outraged by her response? 3. How does Kent’s reaction to Lear’s banishment of Cordelia introduce the theme of sight and insight? 4. In this first scene of the play‚ how does Shakespeare establish the

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    1. (c.) Psychoanalytic Criticism Psychoanalytic Criticism was first mooted by the Austrian neurologist Sigmund Freud. It deals with the mind of the author at the time of writing hence the “psycho” aspect of it. The text is seen as a dream and the readers unravel the mysteries of the dram as they read and endeavor to gain understanding of the text. In this theory‚ the author’s mind‚ the impact of the text on the reader and the third character are of paramount importance. This theory came from psychology

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    of Literary Criticisms? * New Criticism / Formalism - This type of criticism concerns itself with the parts of a text and how the parts fit together to make a whole. Because of this‚ it does not bring in any information outside of the text: biography of the author‚ historical or literary allusions‚ mythological patterns‚ or the psychoanalytical traits of the characters (except those traits specifically described in the text.) * Archetypical or Mythic – This type of criticism looks at traditional

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