She succeeds in willfully gaining her revenge against her powerful husband. ... If she had obeyed all the codes of her society she would not have gained control of her destiny. ... At this point we feel that Clytemnestra was justified in planning her hateful revenge against Agamemnon, the man who killed her child. ... Neither Agamemnon nor the Chorus expected her to take revenge on Agamemnon. ...

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For men, there was a conventional "code of honour". ... Similarly, in Much Ado About Nothing, Claudio's dishonourable actions are due to his concern with honour, especially the male "code of honour". ... She seeks revenge on Claudio, but recognises that as a woman she is unable to do it herself, saying that it is "a man's office" to do so. ... She is saying that, in an effort to obey the "code of honour" and protect their male rapport, the men are allowing truly dishonourable acts (i.e wronging Hero) to go on unchallenged. ...

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Deciding that what was good for the goose would be fair game for the gander, Violenta avenges her honor according to classic heroic codes: by taking Roderigo's life claiming that, "as he had deprived her of her reputation of honor, she had sought means to deprive him of his life" (166). Rather than punishing her own body for her loss of virtue, as again was the expected norm, Violenta stabs Roderigo with "undaunted resolution and heroic spirit," "tore the eyes out of his head," "tears his heart from its seat," cuts off all his limbs, and throws his ...

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The dress codes and the strong body movements allow the film to achieve an impressive "show-. ... This is shown by the camera angles looking up on them, suggesting they are more powerful and also by the dress codes, which are sexy, but do not objectify them because of the narrative of the scene. ... This is shown by the fact that her lover Fred Casely can clearly control her, and also by the light dress codes used to show she is not very powerful. ...

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Analysis of Hester Prynne from "A Scarlet Letter" In a time where women didn't stand for much, Hester Prynne stood up for her right to be a woman, to be human, to be strong. She followed her heart and therefore dealt with the consequences that soon followed. She raised her child in the same...

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From dog-fighting in Mexico to issues of transsexuality in Cuba, contemporary Latin American cinema covers a diverse array of topics. Lauren Mulvey, British feminist film theorist, uses pyschoanaylitics to offer a feminist critique of all classical narrative cinema. She establishes that narrative ci...

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