Andere Kunden interessierten sich auch für
![Imperial Masculinity in Henry Rider Haggard¿s "e;King Solomon¿s Mines"e;: Relationship and Conflict with Femininity and Black Masculinity]( "Imperial Masculinity in Henry Rider Haggard¿s "e;King Solomon¿s Mines"e;: Relationship and Conflict with Femininity and Black Masculinity")
Imperial Masculinity in Henry Rider Haggard¿s "e;King Solomon¿s Mines"e;: Relationship and Conflict with Femininity and Black Masculinity17,95 €![The Concept of Femininity in Old English Saints' Lives]( "The Concept of Femininity in Old English Saints' Lives")
The Concept of Femininity in Old English Saints' Lives9,99 €![Shakespeare and Absurdity. The Unseen Relation]( "Shakespeare and Absurdity. The Unseen Relation")
Shakespeare and Absurdity. The Unseen Relation15,95 €![The representation of gender in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and 'Antony and Cleopatra']( "The representation of gender in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and 'Antony and Cleopatra'")
The representation of gender in Shakespeare's 'Macbeth' and 'Antony and Cleopatra'15,95 €![Female characters as neurotic male projections in Alfred Hitchcock's "e;Vertigo"e; and Francois Truffaut's "e;La Sirène du Mississippi"e;]( "Female characters as neurotic male projections in Alfred Hitchcock's "e;Vertigo"e; and Francois Truffaut's "e;La Sirène du Mississippi"e;")
Female characters as neurotic male projections in Alfred Hitchcock's "e;Vertigo"e; and Francois Truffaut's "e;La Sirène du Mississippi"e;17,95 €![The Imperial Nightmare]( "The Imperial Nightmare")
The Imperial Nightmare47,95 €![The Demonic Nature of Evil in Shakespeare's Plays]( "The Demonic Nature of Evil in Shakespeare's Plays")
The Demonic Nature of Evil in Shakespeare's Plays13,99 €
![Imperial Masculinity in Henry Rider Haggard¿s "e;King Solomon¿s Mines"e;: Relationship and Conflict with Femininity and Black Masculinity](https://bilder.buecher.de/produkte/37/37802/37802918n.jpg "Imperial Masculinity in Henry Rider Haggard¿s "e;King Solomon¿s Mines"e;: Relationship and Conflict with Femininity and Black Masculinity")
![Female characters as neurotic male projections in Alfred Hitchcock's "e;Vertigo"e; and Francois Truffaut's "e;La Sirène du Mississippi"e;](https://bilder.buecher.de/produkte/40/40390/40390137n.jpg "Female characters as neurotic male projections in Alfred Hitchcock's "e;Vertigo"e; and Francois Truffaut's "e;La Sirène du Mississippi"e;")
Examination Thesis from the year 2007 in the subject English Language and Literature Studies - Literature, grade: 2,0, University of Potsdam (Institut für Anglistik und Amerikanistik), language: English, abstract: The title of this paper is "The Construction of Femininity and Masculinity in Shakespeare`s Macbeth". As this title suggests, I analyzed how Shakespeare construes female and male identity in Macbeth. As in many Shakespearean dramas the play starts with the destruction of order leading up to a crisis and ending in the restoration of order at the end of the play (Gelfert 32). The political order that is destroyed in the course of the play is King Duncan`s natural and fair order which appreciates a unique set of masculine and feminine values. Macbeth murders King Duncan in order to usurp his throne. Macbeth`s reign turns Duncan`s order into chaos and moral order cannot return to Scotland until the tyrant ruler Macbeth is defeated by troops who fight for the restoration of Duncan`s order, through the coronation of his son Malcolm. This essay deals with the question of how Shakespeare shapes female and male characters. As a matter of fact, female and male characters are ultimately involved in the destruction and restoration of Scotland. This involves questions such as:Which historical concepts does Shakespeare use to construe his male and femalecharacters?Does he construe "typical" gender roles?And what happens when gender boundaries are crossed, when men develop feminine traitsand women male ones? With special regard to the marriage of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth, I also analyzed the interaction between the genders. In the course of my analysis, I used the term "gender", originating from Anglo-American feminist discourse, meaning "the social, cultural, and psychological meaning imposed upon biological sexual identity" (Showalter 1-2). Interpreting femininity and masculinity as "gender" constructions allows a more thorough analysis of the various processes involved in the "making" of men and women. Whilst the term "sex" suggests that children naturally acquire the appropriate masculine or feminine behavioural norms of their society, the term "gender" can alsoindicate that some people feel discrepancies between their "anatomical sex and experiential sense of gender and sexuality" (Showalter 2). After a short historical introduction about the origins of the play, I analyzed the masculine world of chivalry that the play takes place in. Understanding the world of chivalry, its values and codes is required as most of the male characters are construed as chivalrous knights serving in the corps of King Duncan.Enjoy!