On hearing about the situation facing the town, using courage she rebukes the leaders of the town for testing God, then explaining how this is a test from God, about suffering and faith, similar to those faced by Abraham and Jacob. ... Her courage is shown by the fact that Judith is the only person, a woman no less, who will confront the enemy, single-handedly. ... Courage again is shown when Judith beheads Holofernes using his own sword, without any self-doubt. ... The moral of this story it is that ingenuity, and using what skills you have, and faith in God is better than physical strength. ...

• Word Count: 1014
• Approx Pages: 4
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Not only is this character a female, but someone who is strong, intelligent, moral, and brave. ... Therefore, Sophocles allows his audience to see that women will always not conform to laws that do not make any moral sense in this way we can see his feminist beliefs. ... Sophocles depiction of a weaker male role's is in contrast with Antigone's motivation, ethics, and courage. ...

• Word Count: 609
• Approx Pages: 2
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

A Heroine in Hiding Historically, throughout literature, there has been a genre in the way that authors portray the roles of women, a genre that has almost no association with women playing the role of the hero. Through further analysis of some stereotypical female roles from Wayson Choy's T...

• Word Count: 1599
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Lady Macbeth is a controversial figure. She is seen by some as a woman of strong will who is ambitious for herself and who is astute enough to recognise her husband's strenghts and weaknesses, and ruthless enough to exploit them. They see her in her commitment to evil and in her realisation that the...

• Word Count: 885
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: High School

Women were expected to possess "charity, courage, tenancy, and unquestioning acceptance of the prevailing hierarchy - unto death if necessary" (p. 100). ... Her actions contradicted the moral a wife was expected to have for that time period. ...

• Word Count: 1409
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: High School

Are there any strong female role models in "Realistic" fiction? The role of women in society is always being questioned, and thus women have struggled to find their place in a world that is mostly run by men. Literature that provides a window into the lives of women of different time periods should...

• Word Count: 1146
• Approx Pages: 5
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Human Nature in Antigone Human nature plays an essential role in all of Greek drama. It is usually the backbone of most plots and also the basis behind the moral lessons taught in each play. Human nature is an especially significant aspect of the Greek drama Antigone, by Sophocles. In this dr...

• Word Count: 1243
• Approx Pages: 5
• Grade Level: High School

She also said to Sam, "Your brave, your strong, you can spare me some of that courage surely." ... Some of the male characters were able to control their feelings and did not allow their emotions to come in the way of their moral decisions while some couldn't restrain themselves from the lustful feelings they had inside. ...

• Word Count: 1696
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: High School