1. Feminist Reading of the Tempest
A feminist would identify that women were judged almost purely on their physical appearance, as Miranda, a "goddess-, is seen as ideal, whilst Sycorax, a "blue-eyed hag- enforces this ideal of physical beauty. ... The need for women to conform to physical beauty and to be virtuous (by being a virgin) exemplifies the characteristics and the representation that would be interpreted from a feminist's reading. ... They were stripped of financial power, legal/political power and also physical power, as it was unattractive to be masculine in appearance (or attitude). ... The Tempest illustrates...
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