The first part is the story about Leonte's jealousy which brings the destruction to his royal family. ... Weakness is "womanish," as are those elements of their own nature that men deny or repress.j As a representative of masculine values such as power, authority, reason and rule, Leontes" action embodies the typical social inclination. ... Under the superficial story of adultery and husband's jealousy, we conclude it is about conflict between men and women. ... Her answer for Polixenes about the flowers, nature and art in actIV reveals her nimble thinking, her gracious temperance...

• Word Count: 2824
• Approx Pages: 11
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School

Feeling Poetry Linda McCarriston shapes feelings of anger, rage, contempt and healing in her poetry through narration, metaphors with detailed sensory language as she unfolds the painful story of sexual abuse and family abuse at the hands of her alcoholic father. ... The reader gets an intimate look at the human suffering of an alcoholic's family and the refusal of those in power to halt the molestation and beatings. ... Linda McCarriston uses alliteration, assonance and punctuation throughout her poems that create an atmosphere of anger, rage, contempt and human brokeness. ... The ...

• Word Count: 3020
• Approx Pages: 12
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School