psychiatric disorder known as delusional jealousy or called Othello syndrome after the Shakespeare’s play; and this social dysfunction interfere in his relationship with wife Desdemona. Although‚ this play refers long time ago‚ morbid jealousy is present today in males than women. Therefore‚ Othello syndrome obstructed Desdemona and Othello’s relationship causing the death of both. This psychiatric disorder known with many names such as delusional jealously‚ morbid jealousy‚ or Othello Syndrome could
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‘One flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest’ and ‘The Bell Jar’ can be linked considerably. Both the novels in question are products of the author’s own experiences and the specific culture in which they were written. They both draw upon similar events throughout‚ yet the philosophy and reason behind them is often significantly contrasting. However‚ it cannot be argued that their presentation of psychological disorder and the pressure that it forces on the mind are intrinsically linked due to the circumstances
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Diving into the Wreck by Adrienne Rich‚ in my opinion‚ is written about the journey of a woman going deep inside her soul to find out her true identity and her role in life. With numerous multi meaning metaphors‚ the poem could be interpreted in various ways; however I believe Rich was experiencing herself changing through this challenging adventure. The depth of vivid metaphors gives credit to Rich ’s message in this poem‚ through such symbols like "the wreck"‚ "the book of myths"‚ "camera" and
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Legally Blonde In many ways today’s society‚ even though women have come a long way‚ we still live in a patriarchal world. There are many examples of this in everyday life‚ whether it be that there aren’t very many women CEO’s or the mere fact that we’ve yet to have a woman president. No matter where you live‚ there is the presence of a male dominated world. It especially extends into the working fields. There are professions that are categorically women’s’ jobs like nursing‚ school teacher‚ or
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Women in gothic literature are presented as either evil or victims how far do you agree? The Gothic genre is an increasingly popular area for feminist studies‚ showing contrasts in society at the time and the expectations of women within it. In pre industrial times‚ women were expected to play a subservient role to men‚ they were expected to marry young and bare children‚ they would simply care for their husbands and support the family‚ they were denied the right to vote or own property and were
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Athens‚ Patriarchal Societies‚ and Phaedra and Clytaemnestra Upon first examination‚ it would seem that the two female characters of Greek drama Phaedra and Clytaemnestra are far removed from one another. Phaedra is seemingly a love-struck character that embodies pathos and a pathetic nature while Clytaemnestra has a cold and calculative nature to her. However‚ both characters are at the whim of the patriarchal Athenian society which makes these two seemingly diverse characters closer in design
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CAPITALISM‚ GLOBALIZATION AND THE PERPETUATION OF WOMEN’S OPPRESSION: A VICIOUS CYCLE By Kelsey Lavoie NDYA‚ Provincial Youth Liason According to the World Bank‚ women make up 70% of the world’s poor and their wages world wide are on average 50% to 80% of men’s. One third of all households word wide are headed by women‚ they are responsible for half the world’s food production‚ and yet they own just one per cent of the world’s property. The majority of workers in sweatshops are women and the
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Many female writers write about women’s struggle for equality and how they are looked upon as inferior beings. Kate Chopin and Susan Glaspell exhibit their views about women in many of their short stories. In the short stories “The Story of an Hour”‚ and “Desiree’s Baby”‚ Chopin seems to want to address how oppressive treatment on the behalf of men‚ husbands affects women‚ wives. In Glaspell’s‚ “A Jury of Her Peers”‚ the relationship between men and women imply the oppressive attitudes that men
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Reports: X‚08 Aug 2010: Eve-teasing is a widespread and most disturbing reality for the girls in Bangladesh. We hardly find reports of eve-teasing in the media until it ends up causing some serious damage to somebody. But we do come across‚ at times‚ news and reports telling us how terrifying the consequences of eve-teasing can be. And such news does not usually attract public attention until it grows into a national issue. According to figures released by the Ain-O-Shalish Kendra (ASK) human
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Even though the texts were composed in different times and different literary forms‚ both composers sought to criticise the way that their context operated. In Virginia Woolf’s ‘A Room of One’s Own’ (1928) and Edward Albee’s ‘Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf’(1962)‚ both composer’s purpose is to bring both men and women into a clearer understanding of the ways in which women have been held back in western society and the role that illusions about gender roles have played in social interactions. We
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