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    Gender Roles In Hamlet

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    in to a positive or negative outcome. Males are more of a dominate character in Shakespeare’s play because they have power and social class because women do not have that pleasure because it’s not culturally and socially normal. Although‚ there a gender differences with Rosalind and Hamlet‚ they both share this dominate and central figure in the plays. The plays focuses on their

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    Traditional Gender Roles

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    female a weak homemaker or sex symbol. In poplar culture‚ these views have changed. The feminine revolution of the 60’s and 70’s‚ have changed the way the roles of women are displayed. The homosexual revolution of the 80’s‚ 90’s have enabled Gays and Lesbians to be more open with their sexual orientation. The traditional role of the men was the providers and protectors of the family. Men were sent off to work and at times spent several days away from the family in order to

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    Tartuffe Gender Roles

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    Each of the woman from the plays has different personalities‚ weakness‚ position and of the importance. The woman come from different background and context‚ job titles of being a maid to becoming a Queen. Also‚ by portraying these females show how life were for them during their time. What type of power did they have over there male counterparts and could they voice their opinion. Jocasta was the queen of Thebes and the wife of King Laius. Jocasta and Laius received a prophecy that lauis

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    Antigone Gender Roles

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    The Atypical Role of Women in Society The traditional roles of women in society today have improved drastically when in comparison to those of historical periods of time. Although the way that women are currently viewed in society is a great deal more equal than the past‚ there will always be a tiny view in the back of our minds‚ whether we are aware of it or not‚ that classifies women as inferior to men‚ as well as authoritative figures in society. In Sophocles’ play‚ Antigone‚ as well as

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    Catholic Gender Roles

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    Throughout history there has been a deep tradition in the Catholic religion of men to take on a major influencing role in the community‚ while women only have a few positions to be a part of. It has been said that Christ had other positions for women‚ as they are to play a part of spreading the Gospel and spread the news that Christ has risen. However‚ women are limited to how they are able to spread their readings‚ as they can spread the word but not in a teaching way. Time and time again Pope

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    Xlala Gender Roles

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    distress; the woman in this case mainly being used as a plot device‚ and showcasing the brave nature of our hero. However‚ in Sembene’s “Xala”‚ the female characters; Awa‚ Oumi‚ N’Goné‚ and Rama represent show much more‚ even if their own societal roles function to‚ again‚ define the male character‚ in this case their husband/father‚ El Hadji. Through their personal behaviors‚ dress‚ and interactions with others‚ Sembene crafts these characters to be symbolic representations of the stages of evolution

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    Lysistrata Gender Roles

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    Alex Hummel World Civilization 1 Lysistrata When Aristophanes wrote Lysistrata he gave a new perspective on the role women played in Greece. He empowered women during a time when women had very little say in society. Of course strictly fictional‚ Aristophanes writes about how women could end the Peloponnesian war. After years of war‚ Lysistrata comes up with a plan to bring peace. Through her knowledge and wit she rallies the women from Greece to deploy her plan. Lysistrata stays calm

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    Sample (Extract) Section C – Comparison of American Films What have you found interesting in the representation of gender in your chosen films. Gender roles are central issues within the musicals The Wizard of Oz (Victor Fleming‚ 1939) and Hairspray (Adam Shankman‚ 2007). The differences between the representation of males and females may‚ in part‚ be as a result of the shifting ideologies in the USA in two different historical periods. In the Wizard of Oz‚ the central protagonist (Dorothy

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    Gender Role in Hamlet

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    The Role of Women in “Hamlet” As in many biblical stories‚ history has proven time and time again that it is women who have always corrupted humanity. Ever since the shift from the ancient societies women have been depicted in a negative light though out many different stories. Women have been depicted as the race that has ruined innocents and corruption in religion. Whether depicted as innocent or conniving‚ women always seem to corrupt man through different methods. It is as inevitable as death

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    Gender is a particularly relevant subject in today’s culture‚ and Japan is undoubtedly part of the conversation. During the 1980s‚ Japan had a wave of economic boom and developments that still continue now. With it came the shifting mindsets and societal beliefs. Kitchen is a novella that brings great focus onto this progression in history through the lens of gender fluidity. Yoshimoto uses her characters as a way to express the emotions of the people who lived through the postmodern era. The many

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