Othello Gender Stereotypes

Secondly, the issue of having to conform due to pressure is explored in both the movie and the novel. For starters, there is a difference in in the way this issue is exhibited to the audience and the difference is situated in how the pressure originates. In Destroying Avalon, one of Marshall’s diary entries talks about how Todd pulls his pants down in front of the ‘tough’ or ‘popular’ guys during Phys Ed. He mentions: “I think he’s trying to impress the popular guys. He’s like that showing off and sucking up when the tough guys are around.” This quote reveals to the reader that Todd has participated in harassing Marshall just so that he can be liked by the group of boys who were popular and so that he too could become popular.

Golding sets the tone for Jack’s character straight away through Piggy 's "intimida[tion]" at Jack 's "superiority" (26). This suggests that he carries himself in an authoritative way. The boys are eager to appoint a chief to help maintain order on the island. When the opportunity arises, Jack insists that he is the most worthy because of his experience as “chapter chorister and head boy" (28). However, his urge to be in control is negated when the boys vote for Ralph, instead, resulting in Jack’s “mortification” (29).

Power is Insatiable A person’s true intentions rarely reflect how they present themselves to the public as shown in literature. Shakespeare highlights the difference between one’s private and public self using his tragedy, Macbeth. Macbeth’s soliloquy in act III scene I reveals his selfishness and paranoia after becoming king because the power he has doesn’t suffice. His distrust in Banquo and worries about his lineage expose humans’ natural dread of losing power and their determination to expand it regardless of the consequences. Banquo and Macbeth had a brother-like relationship; they fought together and spoke their “free hearts each to other”(9).

Hamlet is subversive at the beginning and middle of Shakespeare’s play because he pushes back on various intersectional forces, such as gender, class and religion. Although he is subversive for the majority of the play, he inevitably gives in to these intersectional forces and becomes subservient to them. Shakespeare shows us different characters such as Fortinbras and Laertes, who exemplify what the typical roles look like for their gender and social class. Observing these characters, we extrapolate that men of higher class are supposed to be strong and fight for revenge and honor without hesitation. Fortinbras fights for a piece of land with little to no value, and Laertes immediately challenges Hamlet to a duel when he finds out he’s responsible

According to Kimmel, these seemingly standard ways of thinking could lead to something much worse, and ultimately effect their development. He mentions in his article, “Since stakes are so enormous, young men take huge chances to prove their manhood, exposing

In Act I, Scene II, Cassius successfully influences Brutus to oppose Caesar's rule through the use of different word devices such as figurative language, imagery, and repetition. Cassius’s ability to manipulate words through figurative language is what played the largest role in radicalizing Brutus’s views on Caesar becoming king. As soon as cassius begins to speak, he uses figurative language to stroke Brutus’s ego. By using figurative language, it seems that Caesar’s rise in power means Brutus and Cassius will become “petty men”: “Why, man, he doth bestride the narrow world/Like a Colossus, and we petty men/Walk under his huge legs” (135-137). This shows that in the sense of the Colossus, Brutus and Cassius will be stuck riding between the legs of the might

L.O.F- Character analysis: Jack Merridew Jack Merridew is a bull headed lead chorister at his former academy in England who obtains people's loyalty through control and sadistic rules in Lord of the Flies. What Jack Merridew does is he makes violence out of every situation and degrades people for a hoot. Furthermore, he acts as a dictator from the governmental standpoint for his thirst for power. He loves the sense of chaos and trouble. He is willing to do anything to have a good time and won't let anything stand between him and fun.

This is very demeaning and also enervating. This relates to the crisis of masculinity, in that men are often taught by society to be powerful and seek out power over others. The idea of a man on his knees taking orders from another man is not masculine, but quite the opposite. The Sergeant is constantly bullying and mentally abusing these men without a care for how it may affect them at that present moment, or in the future. Men feel pain, men can be weak, and they can cry; these are trait that society has equated with the opposite

Holden shows aggression when he tries to “sock [Stradlater], with all [his] might” when Stradlater talks about his night with Jane. His aggression is an example of how he expresses his opinions because he is mad that Stradlater does not care about Jane’s feeling and talk about sex as if it is easy. Othello expresses powerful aggression daily since he is the general of the Venetian army. The readers can learn that he is vigorous through his words and the

In the 16th century, as in all time periods, reputation reigns supreme. Men become infatuated by the concept of honor and power. Once these traits are gained, the men are dragged by association into a life where losing reputation is their biggest fear. Due to this lust of prestige, their rationality begins to fail as they do anything to defend the perception of their honor. This ubiquitous pitfall of mankind is illuminated in the play Othello by Shakespeare.

Royal or Rascal In William Shakespeare’s Henry IV, two clashing forces distract the son of King Henry IV who is Prince Henry, or better known as Hal. As a young adult, the social life is the life he wants. Hal has a rebellious, blithe act that embodies him for the majority of the play. Sir John Falstaff, the lackadaisical, alcoholic and surrogate father of Hal accompanies him through his rascal lifestyle because he sees these qualities of Prince Hal as enticing. King Henry IV however, sees his son as lacking decorum.

When being told that men go through that they take to take it as a joke and ignore it instead of helping them. Men are often abused by their partners or girlfriend but they don’t tend to speak about it because they are either not aware of it or they just don’t know how to talk about

I also learned that domestic violence agencies are less helpful to male victims than friends, mental health and medical personnel, which is very sad. According to research, men who seek help for their victimization unfortunately have the least positive experiences with personnel of the domestic violence (SAFE, 2015). Lastly, I learned that one of the reasons for the underreporting of male domestic violence victims include: the nature of the abuse that women are likely to use, them having thoughts or feelings that police are skeptical of a woman 's ability to harm a man, and also because of issues of masculinity (Valparaiso