and ‘Curse’ in the play ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’. Ans: ‘Abhijnana Shakuntalam’ or the “Loom of Time” is a play which tells us the love story of Shakuntala and Dushyant. The play follows the outline of the epic drama but the whole structure of the play is a sophisticated Dramatic form. Before going further in details regarding the question I would like to specify how the ring justifies the title of the play‚ ‘Abhijnana’ means
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To help her with her role as Medea‚ Maia makes frequent visits to Brenda Palmer‚ a woman who has been labeled “the Medea of Glyfada” for killing her three children in response to her husband’s adulterous actions‚ just as Medea did in the play. Despite being set in different time periods and having a slightly different plot‚ Jules Dassin’s Dream of Passion and Euripides’ Medea are very similar. Euripides’ Medea and Dassin’s Dream of Passion are similar in that they both cast the woman as a complex
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learned pattern‚ part of strategy to self-consciously halt further social communication. This barrier happens because one of the parties becomes ‘strange’ and cannot communicate (354). Shame is consuming and Tomkins recognizes that shame and pride play a critical role to understand how human beings are motivated to act the way we do. A person is motivated enough to surrender or expose themselves in order to resist shame. Why is shame taken personally? Considered as ‘sickness within the self’ when
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Jason‚ and in reference to killing the kids and new bride‚ Medea says‚ “To make you feel pain.” (p. 46) She is explaining how she wants to make him feel pain emotionally and mentally rather than physically. Jason says about himself at the end of the play‚ “...who will get no pleasure from my newly wedded love‚ /And the boys whom I begot and brought up‚ never/ Shall I speak to them alive. Oh‚ my life is over.” (p 44) It hurts Medea enormously that she killed her kids‚ but only did it for revenge. The
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plot‚ it also raises conflict‚ as she repeatedly bashes her husband and his lack of inner strength. In Ramsey’s article‚ he describes “…aggressive‚ daring‚ bold‚ resolute‚ even in the face of death” (Ramsey‚177) as characteristics of manliness in the play. This triggers a series of attempts from Macbeth to pursue absolute manliness‚ essentially fulfilling his wife’s perception of male gender roles that may be his downfall. Ramsey summarizes this: “…he gives Lady Macbeth the cue she needs to begin radical
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Thesis: Throughout William Shakespeare’s play Hamlet‚ women are viewed negatively and play a limited role within the society of Elsinore. Through the use of critical and dismissive dialogue‚ women are displayed as powerless‚ play a muted role and are dependant on a male figure. The negative judgements of women are represented throughout the whole play through the use critical and dismissive dialogue towards the female characters. Hamlet believes that women are powerless humans. He first demonstrates
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Feminist Approaches to International Law Feminist approaches to International Law and its underlying issues can be seen as radical‚ liberal‚ and extreme. The male point of view has found a way of forcing itself upon the world‚ apprehending it and dominating it full-fledged. It has grasped hold of the State and law in the same way male dominance has grasped women throughout history. Whether the clasps of violence against women are through rape‚ forced marriage‚ exploitation and forced prostitution
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Black Feminism in The 1970’s: Addressing Issues in the African American Female Community The Black Feminist Movement was a historical event that elevated the voices of oppressed African American women. The Black Feminist Movement came about in the 1960’s and 1970’s as a result of racial and sexual oppression towards African American women. At the time‚ there were many issues regarding gender and racial equality. Sexual oppression in the form of rape was also an issue. In return‚ there many movements
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“KILL BILL” AS A FEMINIST STATEMENT Feminism ‚ in general terms‚ is a movement for women’s empowerment. It comprises a wide range of social‚ cultural and political movements and is concerned with gender inequalities and equal rights for women. Feminist movement has generated feminist theory which puts feminist ideas into theoretical background. It aims at understanding the nature of inequality and focuses on gender politics ‚ power relations and sexuality. It explores a broad scope
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Salem Village‚ the after-effects of the British War with France in the American colonies‚ and the epidemic of smallpox‚ that contributed to this time of fear‚ suspicion‚ and accusations. Originating from these events came the play‚ “The Crucible” by Arthur Miller. This play is based on the Salem Witch Trials‚ following the lives‚ relationships‚ and dilemmas of various fictional individuals involved in the witch hunt. Throughout this story‚ women are marginalized as they are pressured to meet male
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