William Shakespeare - (excerpted from Hamlet, Act I, scene 2) This quote made by Stanton in 1890 shows many of the feministic beliefs held by the women of today. And the quote made by Shakespeare holds many of the same thoughts shared by men. ... They [men] know the statistics are more favorable to them and they would like to keep it that way. ... "Just because you can't take this course, why do you want to ruin it for the rest of us?" ... The fact that she is a she and they do not like that a woman would be on the same level. ...

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"No mates for you unless you were of gentler, milder mould." ... Shakespeare unequivocally communicates messages stating the preferred natures of women in an imminent marriage situation, with men clearly desiring wives of acquiescent ways, like Bianca, while avoiding those of bolder natures, like Katherina. ... Petruchio demonstrates this domination when he tells his wife "that cap of yours becomes you not. ... Shakespeare's exploration of both clear and implied messages about marriage is a key feature of this play. ... Implicitly, Shakespeare presents the particulars of the rol...

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This is illustrated in the following quote, IAGO - " I"ll tell you what you shall do. ... Importune her to help to put you in your place again. ... For a woman like Desdemona, who is surrounded by lords and governors and most importantly, being the wife of a general, a good name as a loyal woman is everything. ... (Shakespeare 4.1.278-9). ... (Shakespeare 4.1.226-9). ...

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To what extent do Katherina and Bianca conform to the ideal of women and marriage in Shakespeare as time? ... The Taming of the Shrew is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays, and has weathered well into our modern era with adaptations into popular films such as ëten things I hate about you. ... The reason for Katherine's shrewish demeanor is never given in the play, though many directors have interpreted it as an act to discourage suitors, much like Hamlet's feigned madness. ... Yet they share the same characteristics that Shakespeare imparted onto many of his heroines...

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MacBeth commands them to "answer me, / To what I ask you" (4.1.63-64). ... The witches represent a feminized other, in that their prophecies are like seeds of evil planted in MacBeth's head. ... Their statements about the future carry evil implications, like subliminal messages behind a tape recording. ... Shakespeare utilizes the notion that these characteristics are typically gendered female. ... Shakespeare clearly sets up a patriarchal structure in MacBeth. ...

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Beatrice in "Much Ado About Nothing," by William Shakespeare, is unlike any other women in the play, especially Hero. ... Shakespeare allows Beatrice to be so outspoken to show how few women were like her. ... Reminding Hero, Leonato says: "Daughter, remember what I told you, if the prince do solicit you in that kind, you know your answer" (2.1.65-67). Hero silently agrees with her father's wishes because she looks at this situation like it is an order she must obey. ... Shakespeare's idea of putting feminist ideals into this character was greatly achieved and inspiring to ...

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"A woman without a man is like a fish without a bicycle.... In Shakespeare's Macbeth, Lady Macbeth serves as a complete counterexample against those biases. ... To beguile the time, Look like the time. ... Look like th' innocent flower, But be the serpent under it.... And if my present actions strike you as foolish, let's just say I've been accused of folly by a fool....

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William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ... Let husbands know their wives have sense like them. ...

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Strong Women of Othello William Shakespeare often described the women in his plays as being strong, confident individuals, much different from the stereotypical roles of the time period in which he lived. ... "And so much Duty as my mother showed to you, preferring you before her father, so much that I may profess due to the Moor my lord". Like many of Shakespeare's other female characters, Desdemona does not embody the stereotypical role of sixteenth century women. When Shakespeare wrote Othello, women had few rights and little power in society. ... Let husbands know their wiv...

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Shakespeare highlights the theme of marriage, in particular the role of the woman in the marriage, in The Taming of the Shrew. It is one of Shakespeare's most famous plays and has weathered well into our modern era. ... Petruchio, when talking to Kate, states what his actions and beliefs are, Thou must be married to no man but me For I am he am born to tame you, Kate, And bring you from a wild Kate to a Kate Conformable as other household Kates. ... Have I not heard the sea, puffed up with winds, Rage like an angry boar chafed with sweat? ... Shakespeare does a thorough job of sho...

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This becomes an intimate moment between the two, as Emilia is unpinning Desdemona's hair and preparing her for bed (like a mother helping her young daughter). ... Like Emilia, she appears worldly and loves her partner without any reservations, but fully aware of her place in a male-dominated society. ... "I am no strumpet, but of life as honest as you thus abuse me (line 142)." ... Cassio never talks with her about his demotion from Lieutenant, something you would confide in with your partner. ... Again, Shakespeare allows us to view women as they did during the Elizabethan period. ...

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Typical jokes include the one about the kid who picks up a dead snake that isn't dead after all, they are mildly funny, but nothing that would cause you to go into any fit of serious laughter. ... Eve likes to quote Romeo and Juliet, which appeals to the people who are in to Shakespeare. Poor Mozelle is upstaged by someone with a genuine gift for prognostication, and who would like to snuff out cheap fakes like Mozelle. ... To me Eve's Bayou was a well written, and directed movie, that at times made you feel as if you were in the actual movie. ... It was like a long more dramatic sit...

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Shakespeare broke new ground in the late 1500s by playing with the unheard idea of the reversal of gender roles. ... In Macbeth, the author, William Shakespeare, uses the reversal of gender roles to show the demise of both Macbeth and Lady Macbeth. ... Lady Macbeth knows that she has an influence over her husband, so in order for them to gain power, she plans to, "chastise" him, "with the valor of my tongue All that impedes thee from the golden round, Which fate and metaphysical aid doth seem To have thee crowned withal"(I, V, 16-20) so eventually he will take action like ...

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At the start of the ceremony Claudio asks Leonato "Will you with free and unconstrained soul Give me this maid your daughter? ... This cleverly worded metaphor explains that instead of being sweet and pleasant like a fresh orange, she is now ugly and sour as she is no longer a virgin. ... Later on Claudio uses a religious reference to describe Hero's deception " he says to Hero "You seem to me as Dian in her orb But you are more intemperate in your blood than Venus ". ... Through this, Shakespeare has shown how important virginity was. ... Shakespeare has combined deeply hurtful ...

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The Taming of the Shrew In Shakespeare's comedy, Taming of the Shrew, Katherine and Bianca are different in their own ways. ... She is her father's favorite and liked by everyone for her kind behavior. ... "Patience, I pray you; 'twas a fault unwilling (4.1) She is beginning to mature and see the world from a perspective other than her own. ...

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Shakespeare presents the women in ""Much Ado About Nothing"" according to their role and in time of the past time. ... Don Pedro proposal to her was rejected she felt she is not confident if she is good enough for a prince like him . ... On the finally wedding day, he realized that Hero was not death and he was filled with tear of joy .Hero was also filled with tears of joy and said to him "when I lived I was your other wife and you were my other husband"; this shows that they are now husband and wife as it would have been. ... Benedick descried the women "wise or I" none virtuous, or I...

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" This classic saying may as well have been inspired by the role of Lady Macbeth in Shakespeare's "Macbeth." ... Your constancy hath left you unattended.... This scene proves that she is not the ruthless and unfeeling woman she would like to be. ...

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Rich goes on to say that a woman "knows" more than Shakespeare in terms of female characterization, which is undeniably true. ... In other words, even if you"re on my side, I"m against you because you have a penis. This sounds suspiciously like Rich's complaints against men's demeanor in reverse. ...

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In one of theaters most dramatic and well-known plays, "Macbeth," William Shakespeare uses reversed gender roles as a significant part of the drama's explicitly violent content. ... In a soliloquy, Lady Macbeth says, "Come, you spirits/That tend on mortal thoughts, unsex me here,/And fill me, from the crown to the toe, topfull/Of direst cruelty!"" ... Wouldst thou have that Which thou esteem'st the ornament of life And live a coward in thine own esteem, Letting I dare not" wait upon I would, " Like the poor cat i' the adage? ... The whole play is about the reverse gender ro...

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./ To you I am bound for life and education;/ My life and education both do learn me/How to respect you. You are the lord of duty,/ I am hitherto your daughter/ But here's my husband,/ And so much duty as my mother showed/ To you, preferring you before her father,/ So much I challenge that I may profess/ Due to the Moor my lord. ... There are many themes and representation throughout this play, as with any play "especially Shakespeare, like the color of Othello's skin (a visual separation that amplifies Othello's mental separation from the other characters). ...

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She begins to see the importance of all her children after she attends the neighborhood show of a black version of one of Shakespeare's plays. ... The book itself, as you well know, is divided into seven stories. ... For Etta: What would you describe the perfect man as? ... For Mattie: when do you think Brewster Place will die? ... The close relationship of Ben and Lorraine; as like a refuge from the realationship of her and Theresa. ...

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He greets Desdemona, a virgin with high social status, by saying "You men of Cyprus, let her have your knees. ... " (II.i.84), on the verge of worshipping her like the Virgin Mary. ... Women like Hero were easily slandered as, in Elizabethan times, female sexuality was something feared by men. ... She is an honourable wife and accepts Othello's choice to kill her, saying, "[My sins] are loves I bear to you" (V.ii.40) - her only sins were out of love for her husband. ... Although she is a chaste and virtuous woman, who calls herself a "maiden", Beatrice disagr...

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