... test of Zulai through the consequences of her decisions and actions. In American culture, there are tests on manhood and womanhood as well. Similar to the culture in the "The Manhood Test," the tests all women and men deal with are heavily based on customs, gender, and societal "norms." An example is the decision between choosing a family or choosing ... with men are stability, security, intelligence, breadwinner, and strength. Men who chooses to focus on their family over their career are seen as weak and unmanly. These societal expectations and tests pressure both men and women betwee...

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... the fear of femininity to the fear of theatricality. He uses theatricality as a comedic device but in the character of Malvolio, Olivia's somber servant, which embodies the Puritanical anti-theatrical gender defining is not the main object: rather his own social advantage. Feminity Jonson takes it a step further by Morose's inquisition of Epicoene's own womanhood. To Morose women are inextricably ... embracing of those same anti-theater features of silence. In scene 2 act 5 he baits Epicoene's woman, as opposed to the opinionated, chatty "woman" Epicoene later manipulates himself as. Mo...

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... not do work outside of the home, while the men have been imposed with the role of the breadwinner or the creator. Society is caught up in the allusion that gender advocates how a person should be, not how a person is. Women were intended to find their place in a kitchen because she was a woman and that was her job. Continuing in today ... to say that did not mean women did not possess the same intellect as men. Women have always been intelligent and now women are beginning to outscore men on intelligence tests, proving Upson's position that being a genius thrives beyond biology. However...

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