poems, and a collection of sonnets. His works range from tragedies to histories to comedies, each analyzing a variety of themes that hold an underlying message within society and the nature of man. Shakespeare in Education The process of using Shakespeare’s work within education has been widely debated amongst teachers, parents, and students for years. Some believe his text is not necessary for a well-rounded education and have attempted to remove his plays from their curriculums, one of these being
How are women presented in Macbeth & Of Mice & Men? Shakespeare and Steinbeck present their female characters in a misogynistic light. To compare the respective pieces we must consider several factors, which acted as a driving force towards the portrayal of the female characters in their respective texts. Shakespeare presents Lady Macbeth as a character who steers away from the stereotypical characteristics of women derived by the societal norms of an Elizabethan society. These three characteristics
contradiction People of different idiosyncrasies have described woman differently. From ballads to odes, plays to novels, she has been portrayed in various roles variably. Whether it is Maxim Gorky’s heroine Nilovna, Bathsheba of Thomas Hardy, Lady Macbeth of Shakespeare or Keat’s La Belle Della Sans Merci—no holds have been barred by whimsical wordsmiths to highlight, delight, slight and blight woman! Fiction apart, in factuality woman is much more than a bundle of traditional fables and over killed