Shakespeare’s Women Exam bundle Graded A+

Hero is a stereotypical Shakespearean female - ANSWER-- Beatrice says 'it is my cousin's duty to make curtsy and say 'Father, as it please you'' - The quote shows that Hero is viewed as innocent and obedient, the word 'duty' conveys the idea that Hero has given her life to serve her father a...

Shakespeare's Twelfth Night is adapted into Fickman's She's the Man which further explores the key concerns of love and gender roles presented in the original text. The change in form from play to film alters the way that these ideas are presented and the changed audience also impacts the transfo...

Through a feminist lens, the audience underline that in Hamlet... - ANSWER-Shakespeare creates his two only female characters (Gertrude - Queen of Denmark and Ophelia - daughter to Polonius, sister to Laertes and lover to Hamlet) as reliant on their other halves. Both characters are depicted as b...

What does critic Elaine Showalter state about Hamlet's relationship with femininity? - ANSWER-- Hamlet's disgust at women is out of his own "disgust at the feminine passivity in himself" What ideas and themes does Elaine Showalter's quote (Hamlet's disgust at women is out of his own "disgu...

[The women represent] the strong emotions that Elizabethans thought womanish - ANSWER-Elaine Showalter Women are not wrong at all when they reject the rules of life that have been introduced into the world, inasmuch it is the men who have made these without them. - ANSWER-Michel de Montaigne [...

Shakespeare's Women - ANSWER-Shakespeare's women are usually all feisty, decisive and outspoken. Shortly before writing Hamlet Shakespeare wrote As You Like It which included a major part Rosalind's, with over a quarter of the plays lines. Hamlet's Problematic Women: Ophelia - ANSWER-Ophelia ...

Introduction - ANSWER-- overarching theme subjugation of female characters at hands of husbands and male counterparts An overarching theme within Othello is the subjugation - assertion of power and male dominance manifests differently surrounding each female character - three juxtaposing present...

"You are pictures out of doors, Bells in your parlors, wild-cats in your kitchens, Saints in your injuries, devils being offended, Players in your housewifery, and housewives in Your beds!" - ANSWER-*Act 2, Scene 1 *As they wait for Othello to arrive, Iago and Desdemona banter. Iago portrays all ...

Intro - ANSWER-1. Keeping within the strict patriarchal values of Jacobean society - presents men as authoritative figures 2. Men & women possess equal attitudes - place each other on a pedestal 3. Feminist critic - women have negative attitudes towards men - can resist control HOWEVER these neg...

portia// by my troth, Nerissa, my little body us aweary od this great world. - ANSWER-nerissa//you would be sweet madam if your miseries were in the same abundance as your good fortunes are: and yet for aught i see they are as sick that surfeit with too much as that starve with nothing. it is mean n...

- ANSWER-In Elizabethan time, women were considered as the weaker sex and dangerous, because their sexuality was supposedly mystic and therefore feared by men. Women of that era were supposed to represent virtues like obedience, silence, sexual chastity, piety, humility, constancy, and patience. ...

main point of "a room of ones own" - ANSWER-women cannot write the works of Shakespeare; BECAUSE lack of opportunity and equality not talent=gender inequity parallel identities of Shakespeare and Judith (1B) - ANSWER--gifted, adventurous, imaginative -pursued acting -similar eyes -conceives ...

C.L. Barber: "Shakespeare's art is distinguished by the intensity of... - ANSWER-...its investment in the human family" explanation for: C. L. Barber: "Shakespeare's art is distinguished by the intensity of its investment in the human family" - ANSWER-Hamlet is concerned both by the externa...

Overview - ANSWER-Shakespeare's tragedy 'Hamlet' depicts a rigid, patriarchal setting of Elsinore, dominated by male characters grappling with revenge and tormented by power. Often lesser considered however, are the two integral female characters- Ophelia and Gertrude- arguably imprisoned by the ...

Shakespeare - ANSWER-was born in 1564 at Stratford-on-Avon. His birth date is not known but is assumed to be April 23. He was the son of John Shakespeare, a glove-maker and tradesman, and Mary Arden, a woman of good background ... - ANSWER-At eighteen, Shakespeare married Anne Hathaway, who was s...

The tone of Woolf's description of the old gentleman who gives his opinion about women writers and cats - ANSWER-Satirical Woolf describes Judith Shakespeare's parents as - ANSWER-Typical middle-class parents of their time What do Woolf and the old gentleman agree about? - ANSWER-No English ...

BLAKELY 1. Many of Shakespeare's plays center around a female lead dressing as a man to either hide her identity (Viola in Twelfth Night and Rosalind in As You Like It) or act in ways that women were not permitted to (Portia in The Merchant of Venice.) A). Why do you think Shakespeare employs this ...

Referring to Julius Caesar, describe the role that Calpurnia and Portia plays in the lives of their husbands. - ANSWER-In the play Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, the two woman play an important role: Ø The woman are important factors in the development of the two characters through their ...

Shylock - ANSWER-A Jewish moneylender in Venice. Angered by his mistreatment at the hands of Venice's Christians, particularly Antonio, she schemes to eke out his revenge by ruthlessly demanding as payment a pound of Antonio's flesh. Although seen by the rest of the play's characters as an inhuma...

contrast of the daughters (Cordelia VS Regan and Gonerial) - ANSWER-'unnatural hag' 'her kind nursery' Christ-like imagery of Cordelia - ANSWER-'holy water from her heavenly eyes' 'pearls from diamonds' animalistic descriptions of Goneril and Regan - ANSWER-'tigers not daughters' 'p...

introduction - ANSWER-to a certain extent, LM is presented as powerful in the extract, and play as a whole. However, this power is undermined by her desperation for power and the male characters in the play. paragraph 1 - ANSWER-Shakespeare constructs her to represent the majority of women in the...

Patriarchal order - ANSWER-> Shakespeare explores romantic relationships from a fundamentally patriarchal society, thus, it is indisputable that women appear as subservient > e.g. Desdemona is killed by her own husband > However, play portrays women holding emotional power over men Cr...

state three points about how Shakespeare presents women in Othello - ANSWER-- how they are forced into impractical , binary dichotomy between being a pure virgin and a whores. however all women no matter their virtue become victims of men -how the treatment of men forces a change of their character...

Female characters are tragic victims of male power" main argument - ANSWER-Undoubtedly, the female characters in Shakespeare's Othello possess the characteristics of an archetypal tragic victim on a surface level. However, through the trajectory of the play, Shakespeare reveals the complexity of ...

Comedy - ANSWER-A Shakespearean_____ is a play that's not based on a recent historical figure, and that ends happily. Marriage - ANSWER-If the play does not have a bunch of deaths and if it ends with a ____, its definitely a comedy Stock - ANSWER-Shakespeare often work with____ characters, bu...

Macbeth is one of how many tragedies plays? - ANSWER-Macbeth is one of 10 tragedies that Shakespeare wrote. Other Include Romeo and Juliet, King Lear and Othello. What costumes did actors wear in Shakespearean times? - ANSWER-In Shakespeare's time, clothes reflected a person's status in socie...

1564 - ANSWER-When was Shakespeare born? Elizabethan - ANSWER-the era in which Shakespeare lived which was named after Queen Elizabeth I Elizabeth I - ANSWER-the most powerful woman who probably ever lived; she loved plays and the theater - Queen ... Christopher Marlow - ANSWER-a rival of S...

William Shakespeare was the most famous ______________ in the world - ANSWER-Playwright The name of the time period where many people did not know how to read was the ________________ - ANSWER-Renaissance Shakespeare has been a part of American ______________________ since English-speaking peo...

Were the legal restrictions on women more or less severe in Shakespeare’s time than in subsequent decades? - ANSWER-The legal restrictions were less severe in Shakespeare's time than in subsequent decades. During the 1600s, there were alternative legal codes in place that were less restrictive th...

The age of consent in Elizabethan England was______ - ANSWER-14 for men and 12 for women. Men in Shakespearean England generally became biologically capable of sexual activity around what age? - ANSWER-15 or 16 In Shakespearean England, young men who physically resembled women were widely thou...

In what town was Shakespeare born? - ANSWER-Stratford-upon-Avon What were the names of Shakespeare's parents? - ANSWER-Mary Shakespeare and John Shakespeare. In what church was Shakespeare baptized? - ANSWER-Holy Trinity Church What type of job(s) did William Shakespeare's father have? - ...

In what English city was William Shakespeare born? - ANSWER-Stratford-upon-Avon What is Shakespeare's birthdate - ANSWER-April 23, 1564 Why don't we know his exact birthday? - ANSWER-many kids had the plague, so they did not know if he would live or not. What is the highest level of educa...

1558 - ANSWER-Elizabeth I ascends to the throne and becomes Queen of England. Shakespeare lived most of his life during the reign of a strong woman and many of his plays feature strong woman and many of his plays feature strong, powerful women. April 23rd, 1564 - ANSWER-according to baptismal rec...

Where was William Shakespeare born? - ANSWER-Stratford upon Avon What was Shakespeare's most popular play? - ANSWER-Romeo and Juliet How many plays did Shakespeare write? - ANSWER-37 True/False Shakespeare performed in his own plays. - ANSWER-True "To Be or Not To Be" comes from what ...

SHAKESPEARE He uses the word "assassination" for what he plans to do to Duncan - ANSWER-Macbeth PONY EXPRESSIONS In Shakespeare he says, "A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!" - ANSWER-Richard III "C" IN SHAKESPEARE Twin brothers named Dromio are servants to twin brothers named Anti...

Source 6: Was Shakespeare a Feminist? "While Shakespeare had a deep sensitivity toward women, we cannot say that he was a feminist as we define the term today. Shakespeare was, in essence, a humanist, who explored the best and worst qualities of both sexes." (Mallibard) Source 6: Was Shakes...

Oh, God! - ANSWER-Hello. Bonsoir. - ANSWER-What is this? A therapy session? Oui, exactament. C'est une séance de thérapie. - ANSWER-'Séance de...?' ...de thérapie. Séance de thérapie. Oui, exactament. - ANSWER-A therapy session? Just what I need. Vraiment? Really? - ANSWER-No. S...

When was Shakespeare born? - ANSWER-April 23, 1564 When did Shakespeare die? - ANSWER-April 23, 1616 Where was Shakespeare born? - ANSWER-Stratford-upon-Avon, England Who was Shakespeare's wife? - ANSWER-Anne Hathaway (she was pregnant before marriage) Who were Shakespeare's children? ...

stream-of-consciousness - ANSWER-a person's thoughts and reactions, presented in a continuous, uninterrupted flow rhetoric - ANSWER-the art of effective, persuasive communication feminism - ANSWER-the advocacy and appeal of women's rights in the political, social, and economic realms of soci...

(First Female): Women may fall when there is no strength in men. - ANSWER-(FN): Now is my turn to speak, To unmask falsehood and bring truth to light. Women! Shakespeare's Women! (All Females): ...Victorious - ANSWER-(FN): Age cannot wither nor custom stale her infinite variety (Orlando): W...

Romeo and Juliet - ANSWER-Characters Juliet is idealistic, ingenuous she is far more practical about the situation than Romeo. Romeo is feminine, emotional and has a clear inner conflict throughout the play. Gender Despite Juliet being constrained by the patriarchal society she lives in, Shake...

(MN) Did not I dance with you in Brabant once? - ANSWER-(FN) Did not I dance with you in Brabant once? (MN) I know you did. - ANSWER-(FN) How needless was it then to ask the question? (MN) You must not be so quick - ANSWER-(FN) 'Tis long of you that spur me with such questions (MN) Your wi...

_ _is widely considered to be the greatest writer in the English language and the greatest playwright of all time. - ANSWER-William; Shakespeare _lived in _ during the flowering of _ _known as the _. - ANSWER-Shakespeare; England; intellectual; activity; renaissance The European Renaissance wa...

gender roles for women - ANSWER-role was limited could be either an educator, mother or private tutor viewed as weaker than men role of women was in relation to a man expectations of women - ANSWER-expected to get married care for the home and children women who did not marry were looked dow...

"Do as I bid you" - Shylock - ANSWER-- AO3 demonstrates the patriarchal society. Eliz. women were regarded as subservient to men. Jessica's life is dominated by her father. Eliz. aud wld expect this inferior position of women in the play. However, a modern aud wld be much more surprised and disap...

what does critic Hall comment about Shakespeare's intentions regarding Shakespearean women? - ANSWER-"He's challenging an audience's expectations of how a woman is supposed to behave. What if, as a human being, she doesn't want to roll over, as was expected in Shakespeare's day? I actually thi...