... should give public council to men" , she confirms her sex, rather than challenges it, as Elizabeth declares her own "body but of a weak and feeble woman" , and doesn't defy gender hierarchy. Enhancing her "quiet magnanimity" Cleophila, while accusing her audience as "men who have forgotten all manely government" , demanding they "be ashamed" maintains their favour, alluding to their reputation ... conscious or not, direct similarities between the Queen's two bodies and Cleophila arise with startling regularity. In a world where traditional gender roles have been in some respects capsized,...

• Word Count: 1452
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

... The opposite pole, femininity stands for societies in which both men and women are supposed to be modest, tender, and concerned with quality of life. The western understanding of gender is based on set of culturally determined binary distinctions, such as public versus private, objective versus subjective, self versus other, reason versus emotion, autonomy versus relatedness, and culture ... association of women's identities and purposes with motherhood. In liberal discourse, a corresponding dualism between women and men justifies the attribution of different social status on the basis ...

• Word Count: 1344
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: Graduate