In early 1800s women were treated unequally from the males. The role of a women played the part of their description‚ physically and emotionally weak. They were often classified as the “weaker sex” because women had no control over anything they owned or valued. It was a time where men dominated women and they were left out of all decisions. “The average farmer’s wife is one of the most patient and overworked women of the time” (Hartman). However‚ women’s efforts during the 1800’s were effective
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introduced to three women‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca. All three are from different backgrounds and have different experiences with relationships‚ however‚ they all share one thing: they are all whores. At least that is what is conveyed throughout the tragedy. Despite the main female roles’ class‚ Desdemona‚ Emilia‚ and Bianca are all viewed as whores which in turn reveals Shakespeare’s views on women. Bianca seems to receive most of the strumpet slander out of the three women. This
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her‚ i had no desire to meet her . But i did “i want to see my girl.” In the great great gatsby women were very inferior ‚ the quote shows resistance or hesitance towards women and just the overall superiority in men .The woman in the quote is referred to and “my girl” not by her name it was very common for women not to be addressed by their names .Daisy from the great gatsby was a big example in how women were treated. “Daisy a flirty and seemingly fragile young woman appears completely controlled
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You must submit to your husband‚ you must let him talk first and wait to put your input in until he has gotten settled in the house‚ and you must be ready for whatever his needs are; the roles of women in the 1800’s. In the play A Doll’s House author Henrik Ibsen wrote about a married couple named Nora and Torvald their relationship from the start had readers very uncomfortable and feeling emotions towards their dynamics. Nora shows that she has a secret side by going behind Torvalds back and getting
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To begin‚ the men and women have strongly implemented values; the men believe in patriarchal dominance and the women are taught to be submissive to the men in their lives. Throughout the book‚ Iago undervalues his wife‚ Emilia; he sees her as inferior and consistently belittles her. His perception is skewed by his belief that men are superior to women‚ and he generalizes women stating “ You are pictures out of the door‚ bells in your parlors‚ wildcats in your kitchens‚ saints in your injuries‚ devils
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In Shakespeare’s play "Othello"‚ the female characters‚ Desdemona‚ Bianca and Emilia‚ are presented to us in a variety of ways through dialogue‚ reactions‚ relationships‚ and their actions. Shakespeare conjures up sympathy for women‚ especially in the scenes where they are accompanied by men. Desdemona is presented by Shakespeare in a somewhat contradictory fashion. Although she is "half the wooer"‚ she is victimised by almost all of the male characters. Her own father Brabantio
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In the play “Hamlet”‚ there are only two women named Gertrude and Ophelia. Gertrude is the mother of Hamlet‚ and Ophelia is the daughter of Polonius and sister to Laertes. Throughout the play‚ it is evident that women are highly dependant on men. Both Ophelia and Gertrude allow the controlling men in their lives to form their identities. Thus‚ being one of the leading causes to their tragic death. Gertrude‚ mother of Hamlet‚ is proven to be dependent on Claudius thus transforming her into a weak
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course of people’s lives. World War 2‚ for example‚ changed the role of women. They stepped in to do man labor while the men were at war. Women soon realized they are capable of working as doctors‚ electricians‚ mail carrier and others after experiencing it. That is when the workforce expanded for women. Another way World War 2 changed women’s lives in a less obvious way was when the only few men came back after the war‚ a lot of women married these few survived ones‚ partly because of their relief the
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Women are seen as some kind of ownership. Men marry women to take control over them. However many times it did not happen like they wanted. Women overcome this controlling‚ and stand up. In Othello‚ the women take a major role in the craziness. They are accused of cheating and being whores. It seems in Shakespeare’s plays the women look to their husbands as lord or masters and do as they are told. They are like puppy dogs following them around. The wives seem to make sure their husbands are taken
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The Role of Women in Iliad Homer’s Iliad is remembered so many years after it was written as a poem and story that revolves around fierce war and anarchy between the Trojans and the Greeks. Men of might and heroic reputation slaughter and kill each other mercilessly in the story in hundreds and thousands (Farron 17). The aggressiveness and ferociousness that characterize the Homeric story sidelines and leaves very little space for women who are by all measures cannot withstand the intensity and atmosphere
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