stays intact and women remain under the control of men. 2. How did Valerius counter Cato’s assertions? What evidence did he use? He referred to wives of allies of the Latin confederacy decked out in gold and purple riding through Rome with the roman women following on foot in anger and mourn because they do not wear what the Latin woman wear due to the refusal of those ornaments. Valerius thought that woman rejoiced and took delight in jewels‚ gold‚ and things that were purple. “Elegance of appearance
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hardworking intelligent men. In Lysistrata‚ in trying to satirize women fighting for the end of the Peloponnesian War‚ Aristophanes actually underscores the prevalence of sexism in his society. To the casual reader‚ Lysistrata is seen as an Ancient Greek feminist manifesto‚ however in reality it definitely is not. It is blatantly sexist‚ as seen with all of the stereotypes and ridiculous sex jokes made for comedic effect. The first reason that Lysistrata can not be taken seriously as a feminist piece
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in Greek mythology. He’s the person we have to thank for all the romance and love in the world. Like all the other gods in mythology‚ he has his own special story‚ including who made him‚ how unique he is and what he’s like‚ his friends‚ lovers‚ and children‚ and lastly‚ the symbols you see and are immediately reminded of the god of adoration‚ passion‚ and devotion. There are many variations in myth as to who the true parents of Eros are. The favored choice‚ however‚ is Aphrodite‚ the greek goddess
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conventional roles and values but also intrigue the responder. To what extent have the composers of TWO prescribed texts and one of your own choosing achieved this? In order for a text to remain‚ relevant and intriguing to responders throughout many contexts‚ it must challenge conventional roles and values in a revealing and provocative manner. A role that is vital to human understanding is the concept of gender and the effect it has on identity. Through the challenging of these binary gender roles‚ Shekhar
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Cultural Gender Roles In most cultures‚ boys and girls are treated very differently. Despite the differences of gender‚ upbringing creates gender behavior‚ including aggression and gentility; societal stereotypes of gender‚ and most importantly‚ gender-based discrimination. Throughout history and in all cultures the roles of males and females vary. Relating to the article "Girl" written by Jamaica Kincaid at a time when women’s roles were to work in the home. By examining gender roles‚ then one
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life today‚ the more relatable or understandable factor in the play would be state oppression and civil disobedience. That is not to say that there is complete gender equality‚ but it has advanced considerably since the Classical Era. That is why my considerations of the work were enhanced. The oral elaborated on some of the customs and roles that women occupied and the work they carried out. How they were always with an appointed ‘guardian’ who controlled most aspects of the woman’s life‚ to make
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Theaters‚ actors‚ and plays were all started in the ancient Greek time period. Ancient Greek theater began between 550 and 220 BC. The plays or productions focused on the Greek God Dionysus. Dionysus was the God of wine‚ agriculture‚ and sexuality. Thespis was a person who told stories through songs to Dionysus. Thespis did two major things that transformed Greek theater‚ make actors instead of just storytellers and translated the hymns into Dionysus to story telling songs which people acted out
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Megan Bright Palenchar‚ Hour 2 November 8‚ 2009 Sophocles was Grecian dramatist who liked to argue that women were more capable and strong than the Greek society believed them to be. In ancient Greece‚ women had about as many rights as the slaves. For her entire life‚ a woman would live under the control of her father‚ husband‚ or other male relative. Women did not leave the household but instead spent all day taking care of it. Women with wealth didn’t work and supervised the slaves. The
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These people like to speak loudly and favor direct eye contact. Being late to something is not a big deal in this country. Gender roles are very significant here because men take on a very manly stance where as women are supposed to take on the more passive role as the housewife – cooking‚ cleaning etc. Gender roles are not the only separation in this country; there is also a huge gap between socioeconomic classes. There is only a 56% overall literacy rate for the country
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(Hunter College Women‘s Studies Collective‚ 1995). Psychologically‚ gender roles describe appropriate behaviour that is associated with each of the sexes. People who do not conform to normal behaviours of their gender are believed to have atypical gender roles. Throughout history‚ biological and social factors‚ both dependently and intertwined with one another‚ have fundamentally contributed to the construction of gender roles from the beginning of creation. Biologically women are generally shorter
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