When Rosemarie Morgan claims‚ "Hardy ’s women ... must have confused many readers caught with mixed feelings of admiration and alarm‚" (Morgan‚ Women and Sexuality in the Novels of Thomas Hardy xiii) she brings forward a duality of reaction which reflects Hardyan heroines ’ characters. The confusion she refers to can be understood within the novels ’ historical contexts‚ as these female protagonists were most likely to have been quite unusual at the time of their creation. Concomitantly‚ today ’s
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What do the representations of Cleopatra in film and on television (as shown on the DVD Video ‘Cleopatra’) tell us about how her reputation changed over time? Discuss with reference to two or three representations Cleopatra’s changes over time are best shown in the 1917 and 1963 films and in the modern day television showings of Cleopatra. This is right from the first time Cleopatra is shown in films right through to the current times‚ thus giving a broader time to be able to evaluate how her
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Cleopatra is depicted as a strikingly beautiful‚ loyal but manipulative temptress‚ oozing femininity as she seduces the two most powerful men in Egypt‚ Marc Antony and Julius Caesar. A question this raises is‚ was she an insecure Queen who felt that she needed a more powerful man to help secure her place on the throne of her beloved Egypt‚ rather than lose it to one of them? As shown in the 2005 TV production ‘Rome’ Cleopatra is seen wanting to get pregnant by Caesar to secure her position‚ but in
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controversial issues of rape and sexuality. And the oppressive nature of men over women – presented largely through the character of petrus In Shakesperes Antony and Cleopatra‚ Shakespere seems to have been inspired by the amount of change takeing place in his own society as his own country was ruled by a female leader - Elizabeth I. Cleopatra plays with gender‚ but not to overcome social or family obstacles but to change conventional definitions. He has emphasized the influence and possibilities that
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Table of Contents ABSTRACT This research paper is an appreciation of Shakespeare’s portrayal of women in his plays. It examines how Shakespeare’s writings reflect the treatment of women during the 16th century. Does he reveal himself as being sexist and misogynist? In how far are his views about the sexes influenced by the conceptions of gender in the Elizabethan time‚ and does he support‚ question or even reject them? Ch. 1 posits the oppression of women as being a representation of
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In Venus and Adonis and Antony and Cleopatra‚ William Shakespeare tells the tale of frustrated lovers who long to be desired by the person they love. Although a common plot in many of Shakespeare’s works‚ these accounts instead forefront the reversal of gender identities. Masculinity is questioned through vulnerable male figures; alternatively‚ this masculine role is appropriated by the female counterparts‚ which results in the male figures’ uncertainty and loss of identity. Venus and Adonis comprises
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Public Enemy also reflected many of their Black Power-era nationalist ideas through their album covers‚ music videos‚ and overall aesthetic. Their logo was a statement in itself with the way it depicted a silhouetted figure with his back defiantly turned as he was caught in the target range of a gun. This seemed to imply that Black people were “public enemy number one” who always had a target on their backs in a white supremacist society (Watkins 98). However‚ the defiance that was portrayed in the
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Cited: Lee‚ Elizabeth. "Artistic Portrayals of the Femme Fatale." The Victorian Web. 24 Jan. 2009 http://www.victorianweb.org/gender/fatalart.html. Korn‚ Michelle. "Misunderstood Femme Fatales." Morbid Outlook. 24 Jan. 2009http://www.morbidoutlook.com/nonfiction/articles/1999_00_femme
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ASSIGNMENT The Jacobean Era refers to the period in English and Scottish history that coincides with the reign of King James VI (1567–1625) of Scotland‚ who also inherited the crown of England in 1603 as James I. The Jacobean era succeeds the Elizabethan Era and specifically denotes a style of architecture‚ visual arts‚ decorative arts and literature that is predominant of that era. It is agreed upon by many that an era’s social‚ political and religious concerns are reflected in the literature
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SEMINAR ANTONY & CLEOPATRA AND ALL FOR LOVE: A COMPARATIVE STUDY Introduction:- The following study is based on the plays Antony and Cleopatra which is written by William Shakespeare and All for Love which is written by John Dryden. Both writers are the most prominent playwrights in the history of English literature. We can see that both writers through their respective works have focused on the relationship between two prominent characters
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