The temptress archetype can be characterized as a woman with sensuous beauty, this woman is one to whom the protagonist is physically attracted and who ultimately brings about his downfall.(“Archetypes Note”). “She could have lied about everything, but it didn’t stop his heart from beating loudly in his chest… Her words had taken hold in his mind, and he felt compelled to follow them”(Lu, 110). Madeleine reveals a secret to Bruce, however knowing she’s a liar he still has an overwhelming feeling of following her words, and looking for what she says. This later leads to Madeleine's escape from Arkham Asylum.
In a twist on the Blaxploitation image of a powerful woman, she is both a threat to masculinity and a predatory object of sexual aggression and
With the stories “A Good Man Is Hard To Find” by Flannery O’ Connor, and “Where Are You Going, Where Have You Been?” by Joyce Carol Oates, happen to have some common ideas throughout each story. One common idea happens to be that their is a main antagonist or predator, who seem to attack/prey on the women. In each story, it shows that there was a part where each woman took time to talk to these men who were controlling the situation and deceiving the women, using violence to kill the poor innocent women. Both antagonists are good at ‘killing’ and they both know that they are, because they know what they are doing- causing tragic problems. Ideas like these are important because you see how men, in that time period, were being perceived and portrayed-
The Hays Code-era requirement that “perverted” characters must not be made sympathetic or rewarded meant that these such characters had to be shown as villains in contrast to the morally upright straight-laced heroes and that they would almost inevitably be dead by the end of the movie. As a result, sissies and occasional tomboys of pre-Code era became replaced by monstrous queer villains, who unfailingly kicked the bucket at the end of the movie, preferably from the hands of the protagonist. Queer villain’s motive was usually their depraved sexuality or as a variation of that lust towards the protagonist or protagonist’s love interest in comparison to straight villains, who were actually given a backstory, a proper motivation. In "The Homosexual Villain," a tract written in 1954, American novelist Norman Mailer acknowledged that in the forties he had used to liken homosexuality to evil and widely utilized homosexual stereotypes; back then he believed "that there was an intrinsic relation between homosexuality and 'evil. ' "It was a time when homosexuality could be used as a plot device to reduce exposition and simplify motivation.
Heroic Archetypes and Gender Bias in Visual Media By Lisa Mulligan CDG1 Abstract - Visual media such as video games have developed so much over the last twenty years. Games have become a popular media with all types of people throughout the world. This media affects many different people of all ages, religions, ethnic backgrounds, sexual orientation and especially gender. Gender bias is a huge issue within the games media. Issues such as stereotypes, objectification, overly sexualised characters mostly female and poor representation of female characters for example ‘damsel in distress’.
The more a person knows about themselves, the more they can trust themselves to make the right decisions in the future. A heroine needs to get to know themselves before they are fully a heroine. They need to be their own
Brigid O'Shaughnessy is the classic femme fatale. What's a femme fatale, you ask? Good question. A French term meaning "deadly woman," a femme fatale is a seductive, mysterious woman who uses her femininity to lure men to do her bidding, leading them into compromising, often deadly situations. Which makes her such a great example of pathos like in the ending scene when she is trying to convince Sam Spade not to turn her over.
Lady Macbeth and Medea are therefore considered tragic heros because they put their loyalty above their own self-worth. Ultimately, this ideal encompasses how femininity is controlled by men, because the actions of the Macbeth and Jason were the cause for Lady Macbeth and Medea’s
It is the 21st century and we have suffered so much in the past that our reward is world peace….which means no more villains! Oh, how we wish that statement is true! The reality is, we still have villains roaming around, still doing vicious actions. Such a bummer right? Some villains today are even trying to do the same thing that villains do!
Throughout the decades men have dominated the comic-book industry. They played a very important role in perpetuating stereotypes. The male writers, publishers, editors, and creators wrote for the their target audience, which was primarily young boys. The 90s was a period of time where society obsessed over male strength, which in turn led the idea of how fragile a woman is compared to a man. Batman and Batgirl are both human superheroes; they do not have any special healing factor or any other kind of superpowers.
The character Harley Quinn is a psychotic, violent and very intelligent person. She demonstrates signs of being in Freud’s psychosexual oral stage of development. This is evident by her excessive gum chewing and smoking. She exhibits ENFP on the Myers Briggs personality type because she’s enthusiastic, high spirited and ingenious. She is also impulsive when it comes to her decisions and will do anything that interests her at that time.
When we think about the villains Disney cinema produces, the first image that comes to mind is the powerful women who use their magic to cast spells, summon forces greater than life, and enhance their agency. Often, identifying the villain in Disney films is easy, since they differ considerably from gender conforming characters due to their physical features, abilities, and style of dress. When examining the villain, one of the characteristics that stand out, is the villains’ dehumanization and non-heteronormativity. As a result, the villains’ stories may not adhere to idealistic social norms, but it’s their own just the same.
Amanda Putnam’s essay, “Mean Ladies: Transgendered Villains in Disney Films”, is a compelling piece on gender portrayal and views in Disney films. Putnam opened the essay with a personal anecdote about her daughter. Her daughter wanted a Disney movie without a “mean lady”, as in most Disney films the villains are scary, evil women. The real life evidence strengthened her claim that children are noticing the characterization of female villains in Disney films. The antidote was brought fill circle when she referred back to her daughter in the final paragraphs of her essay.
Villains are said to possess evil characteristics . Compare the ways that lady Macbeth and a selection of speakers in poems are presented as evil villains. Lady Macbeth and Porphyria are both portrayed as being dominant female characters. In Porphyria’s lover, its states “And last she sat down by my side and called me, when no voice replied she put my arm around her waist” .This reveals that porphyria was very forward and persistent in showing her affection. For the Victorian times, this would have not been viewed in a positive manner as women were viewed as innocent and her actions would have been looked down upon.
This is seen in literature across all spectrums from fiction to poems, and even songs. Throughout all of these pieces of literature a man is used as a tool to set out the events for things that happen later in every one of these stories. This same trend can be seen in many of the works of artist today such as Taylor Swift. " And you call me up again just to break me like a promise / So casually cruel in the name of being honest"( Swift). This is yet another example of how a man can tragically break the spirit and heart of a woman unknowingly.
