Nora, as a woman, also has many expectations she must try to live up to. ... Yet even though the weakest characteristics were attributed to women, great responsibility was put on them as regarding the raising of their children. ... the expectations of society to try to be true to themselves (Meyer 1567). He often presented this theme by switching around the roles so as to differ from the established expectations and roles of men and women. ... Once Helmer showed his real self and ended the "game" they had been playing for so many years, Nora cannot go back. ...

• Word Count: 1947
• Approx Pages: 8
• Grade Level: High School

Nevertheless, the careful reader notices a curious trend in many of Shakespeare's plays: many of Shakespeare's female characters exercise a rather great deal of delicate forms of power and influence, and often do so in unusual and even subversive ways that challenge traditional gender roles. ... The contemporary reader can't help but be aware of them and in many cases, to view many of the characters present in several plays by Shakespeare as some of the main motivators of action as well as some of the most complex characters overall. ... Until this early point in the play, Herm...

• Word Count: 2208
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

Take this scenario and throw in an argument over beer tasting great or being less filling and you have the latest Miller Lite commercial. ... There were many similarities among the advertisements. ... The male dominant, female submissive role is a common theme throughout nearly every advertisement researched. ... Nevertheless, the thinness has gotten out of hand. ... The unobtainable expectations set by the male advertisers are killing more women every year than the AIDS epidemic (Wolf 88). ...

• Word Count: 1525
• Approx Pages: 6
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Gender roles are a theme which is explored in a number of ways in Charlotte Bronte's "Jane Eyre." ... Jane's search for independence from the men in her life is a continuing theme in the novel. ... Indeed, Bertens describes how "thinking in terms of gender stereotypes" has brought about men with female - and therefore "weak" - attributes, "whom everybody automatically assumed to be 'masculine', to positions of great power"[4]. ... Mrs Fairfax's actual position shows that she is far from it – "this affable and kind little wid...

• Word Count: 1797
• Approx Pages: 7
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Stereotypes and gender roles had a strong hold on society in the late 1800's, and because many women silently desired independence above all else, their wish for equality was a common theme in literature of that era. ... The character of Joe Dagget has many characteristics that a typical woman would desire in a man. ... "(661) What is interesting is that Freeman describes death as something great which happened to Louisa. ... Freeman develops great detail in explaining some of the interests of Louisa. ... It's no coincidence that Cesar has been chained for 14 years, which is the...

• Word Count: 2223
• Approx Pages: 9
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

Janet Todd and many other historians believe this marriage served simply as a publicity stunt and think that Behn utilized the title of widow, ultimately gaining her respect over time as an independent woman [ CITATION Gor80 l 1033 ]. ... Aphra Behn lived through what has been called by many as "the most conflict-ridden period in British history" [ CITATION Ken l 1033 ]. ... Throughout the plot, these three women abandon their roles and express their sexuality beyond their society's expectations. ...

• Word Count: 2238
• Approx Pages: 9
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate