Chiarelli 1 Stephen Chiarelli Ms. MacDonell 5/03/2014 ENG4U Passage Master The play‚ Julius Caesar‚ by William Shakespeare‚ exploits the new historicism approach for the era it was written in and the era that it takes place in. The approach concentrates on how places‚ events and culture within a society affect or influence a written work. Therefore‚ using the knowledge of Shakespearean era‚ “1564-1616” (bbc.co.uk) and the Ancient Roman era‚ “100 BC-44 BC” (bbc.co.uk) one can analyze the texts
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I am not a proponent of the feminist theory so my initial answer to whether the theory should be applied to Stan is no. However‚ I do think one of the techniques used could be beneficial to Stan. The technique of gender role analysis (Corey‚ 2015) may help Stan (Corey‚ 2015) to understand how his perception of male expectations are might be affecting his depression and addictions. Stan was open in sharing that his father and his mother continually tried to conform him to how they believed a real
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January 4‚ 2013 Elizabeth Bennet: Our First Feminist Written during the Napoleonic Wars times‚ Jane Austen’s Pride and Prejudice seems to be a story of the pursuit for true love that lies far beyond first impressions but looking deeper into her work her true purpose reveals itself to be to inspire independence and self worth within women. With men being sent away to fight the war‚ women‚ for the first time in their lives‚ were left to be independent and to fend for themselves. Their entire lives
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The exaggeration of male power in A Midsummer Night’s Dream appears to hold less comedic weight in a feminist reading than it would have at the time of its debut when shakespeare’s intentions would have been clear and fit the niche in which the comedy is tailored towards. A Midsummer Night’s Dream presents male superiority not only through the two females
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Feminist Response to “To his Coy Mistress” In the beginning of the poem the speaker explains to the woman about his desire for their love‚ and how they will travel the world and enjoy its exotic riches. It seemed as if the speaker was really drunk in love with his mistress “Had we but world enough and time/Love you ten years before the Flood.” This demonstrates the power of love a man and woman can bring together‚ when they respect and admire each other equally. Marvell wrote this poem in a way
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Feminist reading: The play A Streetcar Named Desire by Tennessee Williams was written in the late in the late 1940’s in New Orleans‚ Louisiana. In literature‚ the patriarchy is said to oppress all women and most men. This can be seen as true during the journey of characters such as Blanche‚ Stella‚ and Mitch. On the other hand‚ the text also conveys how the patriarchy can empower men‚ through the representation of the character of Stanley. In the play‚ Stella can be seen as the usual oppression
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Watching God by Zora Neale Hurston is a novel that follows the journey of the protagonist‚ Janie. The story follows her chronologically through her marriages‚ oppression‚ and her evolution to a independent women. When looking at her journey through feminist literary criticism‚ readers will find that Janie is constricted and oppressed by the patriarchal society through her denial of various form of expression like speech and love‚ portrayed as socially inferior through symbolism‚ and her rise to self-empowerment
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were discouraged‚ they wanted to do more with their lives and were told what they were doing was enough. Some women were scared to talk about it out loud‚ frightful of the trouble they could get in with their husbands. This did not stop some women‚ they continued to fight for their rights. They wrote in magazines‚ papers‚ wrote books‚ and spoke publically about how they truly feel. The Feminine Mystique‚ was just one example on how women weren’t going to sit around quietly‚ then came the Equal Rights
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Kylee Farnum Lori Rogers ENG 201 September 18‚ 2015 Barbie: Breaking Feminist Barriers Barbie‚ arguably one of the most influential global icons of our time‚ made her big debut in New York City in 1959 at the American Toy Fair (“Barbie’s Debut”). From the beginning‚ Barbie’s unrealistic proportions‚ glamorously extensive wardrobe‚ and her bold independence have stirred up vast controversy in American culture. However‚ she represents much more than a tan‚ blonde‚ leggy‚ blue-eyed figurine; she
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The marxist and feminist perspectives are both utilized to gain a deeper understanding of literature. The feminist lens deals with the role of gender within literature‚ and the marxist lens focuses on the context of culture and society within literature. Each perspective plays off the other to create a cohesive approach to analyzing Brave New World. Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World highlights the issues associated with a society with a disproportional basis in manufactured social and gender structures
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