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Gendered Theories

Gendered Theories. Breana Dyer. Feminism . ‘Concerned with the relationship between literary texts and the place of women in society. It uses critical methods to demonstrate, explain and challenge the oppression of women.’ Feminist reading  Gender assumptions abut women

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Gendered Theories

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  1. Gendered Theories Breana Dyer

  2. Feminism • ‘Concerned with the relationship between literary texts and the place of women in society. It uses critical methods to demonstrate, explain and challenge the oppression of women.’ • Feminist reading  Gender assumptions abut women Patriarchal society

  3. Gender stereotypes • Genders treated differently from birth • Traits in men and women  biological or socially expected? • Carl Jung thought critically  ahead of time with gender equality • Gender repression always living up to expectations

  4. Qualities • Oppositional • E.g

  5. Shakespeare’s subtlety • Characters subvert gender stereotypes  Questions traditional society • Created disparity in roles  controversial • Very unreal  laugh it off  unexpected • Subtle yet revolutionary (not upsetting) • Minimal controversy  weak side of women and heroic side of men • Certain qualities aren't always accurate • Questions roles and responsibilities attributed to genders

  6. Macbeth  in general • Brings gender traits in to question • Subverts some qualities of men and women  conform in end • Eg. Lady Macbeth, Macduff, Macbeth • Men and women don’t have to exhibit certain qualities • Can assume traits of opposite gender • Shouldn’t stereotype

  7. ‘What’s fair is foul and foul is fair’ • Don’t judge a book by its cover… • Not always what they seem • Lady Macbeth  cruel • Macduff  emotional

  8. Lady Macbeth • Appears delicate and charming’ • Typical female of time • Subverts stereotype • Deceiving, cruel, manipulative, violent • We are quick to judge  less inclined to judge if man • Accept / expect violence with men • Conforms to society  weak / suicide

  9. ‘your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t’ • Appears innocent and to expectations  serpent beneath • Has to hide evil side  not expected • ‘I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gum, And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you’ • Kill own flesh  evil  unexpected due to mother’s nature/connection • Shouldn’t stereotype

  10. ‘unsex me here, and fill me from the crown to the toe top-full of direst cruelty’ • Wants to take away weaknesses • Craves masculinity • In her mind  women can’t have such qualities • Eg. Cruel, strong, etc.

  11. Macbeth • Reluctance towards killing • Goaded for lack of masculinity • Men aren’t cowardly  bad trait  weak • Subversion of gender roles  has to be persuaded • Grew into masculine expectations  power

  12. ‘But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we’ll not fail’ • Lady Macbeth builds up courage for Macbeth • Has to persuade him • Ridicules him for his lack of masculinity • Uses stereotypical expectations to guilt him

  13. Macduff • Accepting of his emotions  sympathize • Reacted in expected way  vengeance • Right amount emotion and anger • Society accepts balance • Revenge on Macbeth • Archetypal hero

  14. ‘But I must also feel it as a man’  Macduff doing the ‘manly thing’ ‘All my pretty ones?Did you say all? O hell-kite! All?What, all my pretty chickens and their damAt one fell swoop?’  Macduff is emotional

  15. Summary • Shakespeare is smart with subversion • Question roles  subtlety • Character disparity

  16. References • ‘What’s fair is foul and foul is fair’ (Act 1, Scene 1, Line 12) • ‘your hand, your tongue; look like the innocent flower, But be the serpent under’t’ (Act 1, Scene 5) • ‘I would, while it was smiling in my face, Have plucked my nipple from his boneless gum, And dashed the brains out, had I so sworn as you’ (Act 1, Scene 7) • ‘But screw your courage to the sticking-place, And we’ll not fail’ ( Act 1, Scene 7) • ‘But I must also feel it as a man’ (Act 4, Scene 3) • ‘All my pretty ones?Did you say all? O hell-kite! All?What, all my pretty chickens and their damAt one fell swoop?’ (Act 4, Scene 3)

  17. Macbeth, 20/05/14, Spark notes, www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/ • Notable Quotes, 21/05/14, Shakespeare Navigator, www.sparknotes.com/shakespeare/macbeth/ • Carl Jung, 23/05/14, Mind Development, http://www.mind-development.eu/jung.html • Feminism, 25/05/14, Wikipedia, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Feminism

  18. Potentialessays For potentialessays, mypowerpointcouldbecomequitehelpful. Mypowerpoint explores gendertheories and how the characters have been constructed to subvertcertain stereotypes. This information wouldassist a gendereddiscourse or certain readingssuch as a feminist or a genderedview. It wouldbeveryuseful for a question on themes as the stereotypes and traditionalroles of men and womenprovidesmuch to talk about. Also, for a question on characterconstruction itwouldbevery effective in talking about the disparity of genders and the obvious subversion of roles

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