The quote, "I do perceive here a devoted duty so much I challenge that I may profess due to the Moor my lord", eloquently portrays her profound submissive love for the Moor. ... The humiliating squirt of sauce over the doll's gaudy dress denotes his exertion of power, and also the power held by men in Elizabethan times. ... Thus, it is apparent that white men held the supreme power during Elizabethan times, and in some cases, still do to this day....

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Ruskin explains that the woman could use her power to make all in her garden right, to flower and blossom with a quote from the Song of Solomon, 4:16, "Come, though south, and breathe upon my garden, that the spices of it may flow out". ... He then quotes from chapter 2, verse 15 of the Song of Solomon again to confirm the woman's role in life, and that is for her to protect her family against the horrors of the world beyond her gates, " the little foxes, that spoil the vines-. ... The examples of literature discussed then, shows that this period in the 19th century saw the repres...

• Word Count: 1599
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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Power "Power, however it has evolved, whatever its origins, will not be given up with out a struggle". This quote, said by Suhlamith Firestone, is very true in regards to the women's liberation movement and abortion. ... Her involvement with Jane "has taught her a way to understand personal power" and has been "life-affirming and powerful" (Kaplan 480). ... Rather than using humor or sarcasm she appeals to the audience through empathy, compassion, concern, and power. ... The women's liberation movement was a time about options and power for women. ...

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Newman goes on to quote Gayle Rubin who argues that the "traffic of women- (p. 23) is only a component of a system of patriarchy based on sexual access, patrilineal issues and economic arrangement. ... Newman concludes her essay by summarizing her argument that Shakespeare's play resists the Elizabethan notion of gender politics by placing a woman in the position of lawyer, different because that position differs in women as it is only a simulation that "perverts authorized systems of gender and power- (p. 33). ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Dharmender's article opens with a quote written by Friedrich Nietzsche that says "One must have chaos in oneself in order to give birth to a dancing star"." ... Mark Heyman, co-screenwriter, mentions that he was interested in the way the strict hierarchy of the ballet world threw this kind of power play into sharp relief, and found it compelling that female dancers express their cutthroat rivalry in a context that is very indirect that intense aggression is expressed in a way that is very polite and restrained. Wolf talks about how such rivalries could have a positive effect in that they ...

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"This quote from Wollstonecraft beautifully argues exactly for what women needed. ... "Strengthen the female mind by enlarging it, and there will be an end to blind obedience; but, as blind obedience is ever sought for by power, tyrants and sensualists are in the right when they endeavor to keep women in the dark, because the former only want slaves, and the latter a play-thing." ... This quote shows how men can deceive women and woo them into a manipulative relationship only to just keep them put away and not treat them with a mind and opinions of their own. ...

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• Grade Level: Undergraduate

" In this quote, Malala talks about the power of education and the immense ability it gives to those people who are learned. She repetitively says "afraid" to show how the possession of knowledge could give a person power. ...

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However, in the case of the marriage between Lord and Lady Bracknell, Lady Bracknell seems to be the one in charge with the most power, therefore giving her the upper hand. ... ", as this quote shows that despite all of her education she continues to act dimly, as she finds the name Ernest to be the most important variable in marriage, so is reducing herself to less than she is worth, and is resorting back to following the stereotype of a Victorian woman. ... Wilde then uses the situation to show how both women handle having the upper hand over their partners, as they must decide when to fo...

• Word Count: 2043
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Ida Lupino's body of work explores a realistic scope of human emotion both in the lives of men and women. Her movies Hard, Fast and Beautiful and The Bigamist are no exceptions. Rather than focusing on gender issues, Lupino chooses to investigate the delicate balance that common people walk between...

• Word Count: 1886
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: Undergraduate