Why was it very fitting then that a woman act as ultimate defender of her family? ... As the new king of Thebes, Creon demonstrated his expectations that men are the primary actors in Greek society and that his word of law should never be questioned even if it isn't that of the gods. ... Her actions help expose the truth to Greek women being the ultimate defenders of their own family. ...
In 1916, Glaspell moved with the company, now called the Playwright's Theatre, to Greenwich Village in New York, where for two seasons as writer, director, and actor, she played an important role in a group that came to have a major influence on the development of American drama. ... However, it is what these women do, or rather don't do, with this information that provides the ultimate empowerment. ...
When Hobson is being played the actor should make himself to look like he is "deflated" as though he has been beaten he should lose the pompous attitude and be more complacent maybe have some whit make up on top show that he is sick with worry just for affect. ... Maggie's stage presence in this scene should be one where she is in-between the two men like in a boxing match of words Willie and Hobson fight it out but ultimately Maggie as the ref has ultimate power to cast a woman to play this part you should chose a woman who is not a dainty little thing she needs to be a heavily bui...
In the play "Othello," Shakespeare presents us with another male dominated society where women are inferior. Desdemona, Emilia, and Bianca are rejected by their partners, but love them completely and unselfishly. All three women are in unbalanced relationships, feeling more for their self-centered m...
