Bertan states women are seen as “immoral and dangerous seductress” How far is this negative view of women portrayed? Salome is a poem which has been reinvented by the use of a well-known biblical story which the women are portrayed to be ‘immoral and dangerous’’. Duffy has modernised this story and placed Salome as the narrator‚ whilst also fulfilling the expectations of a feminist text by challenging stereotypical ideas of conventional gender roles. It is interesting‚ however‚ that unlike other
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All of the text we have read this semester reflect male dominated cultures‚ yet in all of them‚ women play very important roles. In the text the we’ve read‚ Hamlet‚ Gilgamesh‚ and The Odyssey‚ women played a small role‚ yet there are the driving factors for the actions of many other characters. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ both Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s love‚ affected many of the decisions and actions done by Hamlet. Gertrude influenced Hamlet significantly throughout the
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The Odyssey: Father-Son Relationships The Odyssey introduces the theme of father-son relationships to exemplify how influential fathers were at the time. Fathers act as role models to their sons and can determine their actions‚ even while being absent from home for long periods of time. Nestor’s son‚ Pisistratus‚ is a respectful and courteous man. His manners could be attributed to King Nestor’s piety. King Nestor offers sacrifices to the gods‚ as seen at the beginning of book IIV‚ when his people
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Although “The Odyssey” by the Greek poet Homer is very much an epic tale of a man’s heroic quest‚ women play an incredibly large role. Homer’s epic tale‚ “The Odyssey” revolves around Ulysses’ quest to return back to his wife‚ Penelope‚ so that he may be reunited with her and assume control over his palace‚ which has been overrun by suitors. Ulysses’ son‚ Telemachus attempts to regain authority in the presence of the many suitors but finds this difficult and embarks upon his own journey under the
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The Odyssey Woman are represented poorly in The Odyssey and there are many instances where they are treated as prizes‚ tricksters‚ and plot devices. The Odyssey is often referred to as the journey of men but it disregards the fact that women play a role as well as men. Female characters such as Penelope and the princess Nausicaa are frequently used as plot devices‚ while both are simply prizes to be on. Penelope houses 108 suitors who are solely there for the purpose in taking her hand in marriage
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Mythology Greek mythology is an exciting topic to learn in high school‚ it gives reader magical characters and personalities to learn about in many ways. Characters like Poseidon the god of the sea‚ Calypso the goddess- nymph of Ogygia‚ and Tiresias a blind prophet who gave advice. Poseidon‚ Calypso‚ and Tiresias are important aspects of greek mythology and culture because of the significant roles they play in greek culture and works such as The Odyssey. Poseidon‚ the king of the Aegean sea‚ earthquakes
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with the nymph goddess‚ Calypso. After the gods have gathered at Mount Olympus it has been decided that Odysseus must leave the island and continue his journey. Chosen by his father Zeus‚ Hermes is sent to give Calypso the news. Upon hearing Hermes’ news Calypso becomes enraged and gives an emotional rant on the unfair double standards the gods often act upon. She gives many examples of the goddesses who have been misled by the gods due to their affairs with mortal men. Calypso begins her rant‚ “You
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enough to come with you hunting‚” but his dad shot him down by saying “no.” Tom was very upset but he wanted to prove to his dad that he could‚ so the day that his father was going to go hunting Tom took his 12 gauge and his father’s best hunting dog‚ Calypso Baby and set off to try to prove that he
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interesting part of that weekend would definitely be the Calypso Cabaret show that I had the opportunity to watch on the second night of our stay in Bangkok. It had always been a dream of mine to ride an elephant and take pictures with one‚ which I was so delighted to have experienced at the Elephant Village. But I was convinced at the end of the trip‚ that the hour and a half performance of the transvestite dancers and singers of the Calypso Cabaret certainly made my trip to Thailand unusually significant
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