Analysis Of Love s Labour s Lost And Much Ado About...

To David Underdown, the late sixteenth and early seventeenth century should be described as a period that involved a â€Å"crisis in gender relations† (Underdown 1, Eales 1) With that said, Shakespeare had been writing and/or staging the bulk of his works during this period of crisis. In both Love’s Labour’s Lost and Much Ado About Nothing he explores, and by doing so challenges, the centuries notions of proper masculine and feminine behaviour. One, and if not the most, notable disputes that Shakespeare makes with his characters in these two plays is that of wit and intelligence; Women, who were generally regarded as the less intellectual gender are shown in these plays to have great wit and can manipulate language to their advantage. Adversely, Don Adriano De Armado and Costard exhibit their lack of anything of the sort. Furthermore, Dogberry (Even if he qualifies as a purely comedic character) realizes the importance of eloquence and intelligence in man and yet puts forth anything but. Another testament to adverse gender roles is in the fact that women are seen to be in positions of control with regards to their relationships (i.e., the princess, Rosaline, Beatrice) and this control over their male counterparts is a means for power. As previously stated, the women are in practical control over their relationships, but they also seem to be in emotional control. The men let their passions take over, which the reader will later see was something to be avoided regarding theirShow MoreRelatedA Marxist Study of Much Ado About Nothing2206 Words   |  9 PagesA Marxist study of Much Ado About Nothing Using the Marxist approach to one of Shakespeare’s comedies, Much Ado About Nothing, this essay deals with the unconscious of the text in order to reveal the ideology of the text (as buried in what is not said) so as to discover the hegemony behind the text. The ideology perpetuated in Much Ado About Nothing revolves around, centrally, ensuring the needs and insecurities of the aristocratic – the need for a patriarchal power, the need to reject, stigmatizeRead MoreGp Essay Mainpoints24643 Words   |  99 PagesCelebrity as a role model h. Blame media for our problems i. Power + Responsibility of Media j. Media ethics k. New Media and Democracy 2. Science/Tech a. Science and Ethics b. Government and scientist role in science c. Rely too much on technology? d. Nuclear technology e. Genetic modification f. Right tech for wrong reasons 3. Arts/Culture a. Arts have a future in Singapore? b. Why pursue Arts? c. Arts and technology d. Uniquely Singapore: Culture 4. EnvironmentRead MoreIgbo Dictionary129408 Words   |  518 PagesEditor’s Preface The present Igbo dictionary is a much revised and expanded version of the Igbo dictionary published by Kay Williamson, Ethiope Press, Benin City in 1972. Professor Williamson died in early January 2005, with it still unpublished. The revision was prepared in the 1970s and 1980s and was typed camera-ready in a manuscript submitted to the same publishers in 1983. The publishers first delayed in responding and then finally admitted they had lost the copy. So only a photocopy of the original