The Victorian Age marked an era where a rise of oppositional creations ruled literary and social exemplifications of gender. ... A woman, deemed as a fallen one, showed signs of disregard of the set norms, expressed sexual aggressiveness, and ignored the need to be submissive to the men in her life (Gilmour 18).The theme of a fallen woman became a popular topic in literary circles during this age. ... This idea of the ideal Victorian woman was widely witnessed in various literary works of the Victorian Age. ... Even though the title of the poem alludes to the fact that it will center upon the ...

• Word Count: 3387
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Stoppard gives two minor characters from Shakespeare's Hamlet major roles. ... Possession contains many different literary exserts including letters, poems, fairytales and short stories. ... Characters are compelled to follow "the rules" of a horror film. Director Wes Craven has imitated Byatt by also incorporating parody in stereo typed characters. ... All characters are a parody of Hollywood horror film convention and like the characters in Possession set to confront the dominant way of thinking by challenging postmodernism. ...

• Word Count: 1541
• Approx Pages: 6
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ibsen uses a variety of dramatic and literary techniques to demonstrate his ideas and influence the audience to take a position that views Victorian Norwegian society as limiting and does not allow women to have a voice in such a repressive community. ... Throughout Henrik Ibsen's A Doll's House, the themes of status and wealth are prevalent throughout and causes the characters that are in control, such as Torvald, to be seen as dominant however without a true sense of self worth, and those that are seeking some form of recognition from society, such as Nora, are perceived as being a...

• Word Count: 926
• Approx Pages: 4
• Grade Level: Undergraduate