Compare And Contrast Perpetua And Dido

Such helpfulness was found in her, —so much power to do, and power to sympathize, —that many people refused to interpret the scarlet A by its original signification. They said that it meant Able; so strong was Hester Prynne, with a woman 's strength.” (13.3) Instead of letting this letter define her mistake she took it upon herself to remain strong and keep her head high, not only for her but for her daughter. By turning her head away from the negativity and making sure she set an example of resilience, Pearl would grow up to understand the large strength it took for her mother to stand

Kelley expressed her emotion by stating how powerless they were. Kelley is fighting for what is right towards child labor laws. Unfortunately, considering she is a woman, she felt powerless towards the system. Although, her emotions were powerful enough to make her message effective. Her passion towards the issue can be seen throughout the passage.

Divine law vs. man’s law and the “place” of women are two of the many main themes of Antigone. The theme divine law vs. man’s law is brought up when Antigone had asked

this shows the severity of her predicament because she is denying something that is almost never given to them. Although this is not a resistance that affects her counterparts, this in itself was a woman straying from the inhumane norm without the help of

Antigone followed her beliefs strongly, and ignored the threats of higher powers telling her to do otherwise. Antigone took responsibility for her actions, and did not try to hide the fact that she was rebelling. Finally, the fact that Antigone commits her own death at the end, shows her unwillingness to accept male

She has proven herself as a bizzare, independent and strong or in other words she is lady of situations in it real sense due to her manipulative tactics. But the hypocrisy of the situation lies in the fact that still she is very determined to live her life according to the norms of the society around her, as the era depicted in the play is the time of 19 century. This interesting case, Hedda can be analyzed by the hints from her past and the lines of dialogue especially her slips of tongue. She is a female but she defies the demands of patriarchal society.

Lucy’s own paradigm of what a women should be so heavily stresses independence that she forgets how important interdependence really

In other words, she ended her own life rather than staying alive and working through the problems. He showed how women acted during the Renaissance period, dependent and confidential. Women were expected to act in such way, because of this, they adapted to that behavior and became submissive. Women lost their sight of strength and dominance, which played a role in Juliet’s death. Juliet decided that without her true love, she couldn’t live.

“I’m no longer accepting the things I cannot change... I’m changing the things I cannot accept”,this was once said by Angela Davis. Melba and Assata both changed what they didn’t accept. Assata and Melba were both women activist who wanted change during their time period. They had different strategies for making change but they had similar problems they had to face.

Elizabeth Cary’s The Tragedy of Mariam makes many valid points about women’s identities in marriage. Mariam’s choices throughout the play reflect her understanding of the fact that in the world she lives there is no space for a chaste, honest, independent woman. The standards that a woman of the time are impossible and Mariam’s attempts to grapple with them are doomed to fail. After experiencing the freedom of self expression afforded to her after she believes her husband has died she is unwilling to re-enter the position of a subordinate.

Ancient Rome was a prideful society that felt they were superior to any other race that opposed them. Boudicca and Zenobia were two queens that opposed Rome’s power. Because these queens did not want Rome to take over their land, they battled the great army. In general, one’s race and/or ethnicity is always considered when they are an enemy in a war, but based on the accounts of Boudicca and Zenobia, the Romans seem to pay more attention to their gender compared to their actual race because the Romans felt they were far superior compared to any woman.

Title IX When Title IX was passed, one in twenty-one high schools girls played a sport. Most people think Title IX only applies to sports, but athletics is one of the many areas addressed by the law. Women were not able to pursue their dreams as much as men. They were not able to show their true talent that most women had. Even though Title IX stated that no one should be denied benefits all over the world systems were still not up to par and were not equally fair.