... treated as a bargaining tool, a material representation of the value of a "proper" woman. In the face of Roderigo's urgent persuasions, Violenta claims to be "a maidwho knows the the true estimation of virtue" and counters his dramatic claims of death by simply stating, "You very eloquently tell me you shall die if I continue unkind; but I very plainly tell ... more on careless whispers that make (or break) a reputation and far less of concrete actions, where then, is the value of genuinely virtuous behavior, of maidenly characteristics that speak of true innocence rather than a project...

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

... scale with her female contemporaries. Furthermore, a women's tradition in writing to this point, had only just reared its head, thus women were generally viewed with skepticism in contemporary society as true literary artists. Writing was still considered a male-dominant art form and in general women were still looked upon as the lesser of the two sexes and expected to maintain the ... of William Shakespeare, poems of Edgar Allen Poe, the stories of Jonathan Swift and/or other predominantly male literary forms, that she encountered would she experience her first taste of true literary a...

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

... , 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 ... ...

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