Idea – perhaps for context – have to give examples of how masculine stereotype is portrayed for thousands of years – greek mythology – ancient stories – see man as breadwinner. MASCULINITY – CULTURAL IDENTITY * Characteristics of masculinity and femininity are naturalised in almost every society‚ but differ based on diverse environments‚ values and changing time periods. In literature‚ these assumptions come to underpin the construction of key characters. * In Tim Winton’s Cloudstreet
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Temptresses use their feminine charms to reveal Odysseus’s promiscuous acts as well as his hubris. Calypso‚ a temptress in the epic‚ is a nymph who is “imprisoned” on the secluded‚ beautiful island‚ Ogygia. In Book IV‚ Odysseus is washed ashore on Ogygia and is there for seven years‚ continuously being tempted by Calypso. “True enough‚/ Calypso the lustrous goddess tried to hold me back‚/ deep in her arching caverns‚ craving me for a husband”(Homer IX. 33-36). Calypso’s attempts to make Odysseus
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Shakespeare conveys women to be subjected by views of purity and dependency on men in order to reflect the continuous struggle women go through in order to be treated equally in our everyday society. After her husband dies‚ Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ immediately marries her brother-in law‚ Claudius. Moving quickly on from man to man without much mourning for her dead husband‚ Gertrude is dependent on the men in her life and can only live her life through another. She never questions Claudius’s reason
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Mother‚ sister‚ daughter‚ aunt‚ and grandmother all are titles for women in people’s lives. What are their purposes in their lives? Over centuries‚ women have matriculated through the hierarchy of respect and authority societally. Through some literature‚ they can be looked at as symbols of strength. But‚ for Shakespeare‚ especially in Othello‚ women are viewed as worthless‚ gullible sex symbols. Three authors in their article state Revisiting Shakespeare and Gender‚ “For Shakespeare‚ as well as
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In the play by William Shakespeare‚ The tragedy of Macbeth‚ the witches represent a dark evil to Macbeth making him overconfident. The three witches are known from the beginning that they represent the dark side of human nature. They choose Macbeth to torment and lead in the wrong path. Macbeth thinks they are helping him towards Kingsmanship and is fooled by his over confidence. The witches control Macbeth’s fate into a more dangerous side of things. The witches represent the evil side of things
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According to an article by William Hartston‚ The name “Macbeth” (or MacBheatha or Mac Bethad) means ‘son of life’ in Gaelic (Hartston). Which profoundly ironic considering his bloodthirsty rage that unfolds as the play rolls on. Seeing as Macbeth means ‘son of life‚’wouldn’t it also be ironic that from war in the beginning‚ he was engulfed by death‚ which may have caused a mental illness of Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder? Later on‚ he murders the king of Scotland; therefore‚ only made matters worse
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Temptation In Macbeth‚ by William Shakespeare‚ oftentimes one small action leads to a very significant turn of events. When the witches’ prophecies predict that Macbeth will become King of Scotland‚ his mind becomes set on the throne. Macbeth then goes to extreme measures to obtain the crown. This leads the reader to question whether the witches can actually predict the future‚ or do they simply light the spark that turns into a wildfire within the mind of Macbeth? Macbeth’s feelings of
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Shakespeare’s play Macbeth‚ the reader is left to ponder the question of whether fate or free will is responsible for Macbeth’s actions. Some people believe that the three sisters control Macbeth’s fate and that he is as much a victim as King Duncan and his grooms‚ while others believe that Macbeth‚ alone‚ is responsible for his actions. Although fate has a part in Macbeth’s decisions‚ the story is a tragedy of character. The witches prophesy that Macbeth will someday be king and Lady Macbeth rouses his
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Introduction Sports are a very popular activity around the world. There are all different kinds of sports. You got basketball‚ football‚ baseball‚ soccer‚ and many more‚ but those are just the mail four that are played in America or at least televised. If you look at sports they all have something in common. Either it is trying to score more points than the other team‚ and all of them require some sort of round shaped object. Also‚ sports require a team and you work together as a team. Although
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“There may be numerous ways in which international relations are implicated in the construction of masculinities and masculine identities; through the direct disciplining of male bodies‚ through numerous political and institutional practices‚ and through broader cultural and ideological links.” Unquestioningly‚ more and more people believe that “the personal becomes political” nowadays‚ we can see that even for subjects that suppose to be those of intimate details of private lives have become
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