... , culminating in an address by Cleophila to an unruly mob. Alfred Bill states that despite the "background of forest shepherd and shepherdesses, flocks and herds" political undercurrents make Arcadia "no true pastoral" , this is highly evident in Cleophila's speech. In accordance of the body politic as a concept which embodies "kingship", rather than the actual king, Cleophila assumes "the judgement seat of the duke" , and thus acts as a substitute for Basilius ... briefly adopting the responsibilities of a monarch. As Elizabeth is ... ...

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

... that feminism has had on their attitudes, they have fought a long and hard battle for equal rights in the workplace and in education. As a result of them practically 'winning' the battles to a certain extent more females are in paid-employment that in the last 50 years with lead them to become more financially independent which has also caused females to gain more freedom, equality and status inside ... trousers on a Saturday doesn't make him a 'good' husband and it also doesn't mean he is helpful in the home. For example Young and Willmott regard a husband who washes up at le...

• Word Count: 676
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

... pressure from peer groups." This mismatch may be due to a lack or misunderstanding of the female experience and how the biological events that occur within are simply shaped by her surroundings. Brumberg notes that back in the nineteenth century, beauty imperatives for girls were kept in check by consideration of moral character and by cultural mandated patterns of emotional denial and ... opposed to "good looks." This emphasis deals with the fact that the lives of young women in the nineteenth century had a very different orientation from those of girls today. Being compared to females...

• Word Count: 759
• Approx Pages: 3
• Grade Level: Graduate

... Violenta is not adverse to Count Roderigo's suit; rather, her objections lie in the Count's intentions of having Violenta trade in her virginal status, in effect, her honor, without offering the proper recompense - marriage - in return. One could say then, while Violenta is not making her virtue available for sale, she certainly is waiting for a society-sanctioned "trade-off" of sorts to take place ... behavior, of maidenly characteristics that speak of true innocence rather than a projection of innocence for propriety's sake? If acting a certain way rather than truly being that way is t...

• Word Count: 1986
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Graduate

... upon as the lesser of the two sexes and expected to maintain the domiciliary roll in society but this view would begin to change in the mid to later part of the nineteenth century. In order for women to shed their preconceived social status as being the lesser of the two sexes (essential in building women's tradition in the literary arts), it would be necessary for the aspiring woman writer to acquire the tools needed in order to ... stand on her own in society. In order to accomplish this, she would need to ... ...

• Word Count: 1471
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Graduate

... be respected because it is a male-based authority. Until this early point in the play, Hermia is an admirable and even heroic female figure, especially for the feminist reader, for both in this and other examples from A Midsummer Night's Dream she has succeeded in breaking the rigid mold of social conventions and expectations. In the rest of the play, however, Hermia reveals other aspects of her personality that confirm how complex ... every human being is, whether male or female. First, Hermia contested traditional gender expectations and made the decision to be responsible for her own...

• Word Count: 2208
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate