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    Women living in Elizabethan era Under reign of Elizabeth I‚ England was one of the most powerful and involved country in the world. At this time‚ it was also considered as “the Golden Age in English history”. As a result‚ Elizabeth was recognized herself as the best monarch (thelostcolony.org). Different from Elizabeth’s successful role‚ the woman’s position became less important in family‚ marriage‚ and society as well because of many old prejudices. In family‚ children might lost their childhood

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    The Role of Women in Iliad Homer’s Iliad is remembered so many years after it was written as a poem and story that revolves around fierce war and anarchy between the Trojans and the Greeks. Men of might and heroic reputation slaughter and kill each other mercilessly in the story in hundreds and thousands (Farron 17). The aggressiveness and ferociousness that characterize the Homeric story sidelines and leaves very little space for women who are by all measures cannot withstand the intensity and atmosphere

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    usually involved familial relationships and are intended to show justice through punishment. Many of these justices involve women who are killed‚ beaten or tortured because of being accused of unfaithfulness or adultery. In the play Othello‚ the main cause of Desdemona and Emilia’s death was the failure of forgiving hatred and disapproval and due to the position of the role women play in a relationship or marriage. Many view Othello’s jealous actions as stereotypical manly and alpha male‚ which was

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    forcing herself to become more violent in order to attain her dreams.     Lady Macbeth takes the involuntary role of the dominant partner in the marriage from the beginning of the play‚ due to Macbeth’s lack of masculinity. During the Medieval times‚ women were only responsible for childbearing and looking pretty for their husbands‚ but Lady Macbeth had to uphold other tasks that Macbeth could not. She has to call upon the scheming spirits to “unsex” her because she knows that Macbeth’s manhood is questionable

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    In early 1800s women were treated unequally from the males. The role of a women played the part of their description‚ physically and emotionally weak. They were often classified as the “weaker sex” because women had no control over anything they owned or valued. It was a time where men dominated women and they were left out of all decisions. “The average farmer’s wife is one of the most patient and overworked women of the time” (Hartman). However‚ women’s efforts during the 1800’s were effective

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    John Matthews English 1121 Persuasive Essay Some people may view the wife as being spoiled and immature because she complains about not having the things she begs for. This type of behavior does not define her personality. She wants to visualize herself as becoming a true woman and to go through this‚ she tries to lure people’s attention and searches for the love she needs‚ making her want a lot of things. However‚

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    character to destruction. Hamlet is an example of Shakespeare’s tragic hero. His tragic flaws are his indecisive nature‚ his inability to act‚ and his misogyny‚ mistrusting of women‚ all of which lead to his demise. Hamlet’s indecisive nature makes him delay his plan for revenge‚ which give others opportunities to prepare and eventually strike back on him. He thinks‚ rather than taking action. When Hamlet meets the ghost of his dead father King Hamlet‚ the ghost reveals to Hamlet that his Uncle Claudius

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    Treatment of Women Dating all the way back to the days of pre history‚ the treatment of women has varied an awful lot. Women were as equal as men in pre history but eventually evolved into the men being ahead of women in all ways of life except taking care of the household‚ while the men were gone. The variation of treatment of women from pre history to the Mesopotamian society was a huge advantage for the men‚ in that they were higher then the women in all standards. In pre history women

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    dominated cultures‚ yet in all of them‚ women play very important roles. In the text the we’ve read‚ Hamlet‚ Gilgamesh‚ and The Odyssey‚ women played a small role‚ yet there are the driving factors for the actions of many other characters. In Shakespeare’s Hamlet‚ both Gertrude‚ Hamlet’s mother‚ and Ophelia‚ Hamlet’s love‚ affected many of the decisions and actions done by Hamlet. Gertrude influenced Hamlet significantly throughout the course of the play. Hamlet was very angered by his mother’s remarriage

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    the feminists of today’s time into a frenzy on Twitter. In some ways‚ the treatment of women seems self-aware from a writing standpoint. To the point where it’s so extreme‚ there’s no way it’s not used as a plot device. But for what purpose? I saw the treatment of women and Marilyn Monroe by men as a self-analysis of the effect women have on men. Misfits explores the sacrifices men make for the affection of women while women show their power to change a man’s world view and force them to do deep self-exploration

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