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Depiction of Women in Hamlet by William Shakespeare

In five pages this paper discusses women, their roles and functions in this tragic play by William Shakespeare. Three sources are...

The Lais of Marie de France and Erbyggia Saga

In five pages this research paper considers the role of women in Medieval society as depicted within these literary works. Three ...

The Theater and Its Use of Comedy

Funny women with a prominent role in the narrative are shared by many plays. This paper examines The Cherry Orchard by Chekhov, he...

John Steinbeck's Writings and the Roles of Women

In a paper consisting of 5 pages this paper contrasts and compares the roles of women as featured in John Steinbeck's The Pearl, O...

The Role of Women in Nationalism

This 8 page paper examines the role that women have played in the development of nationalism. There are 7 sources listed in the bi...

Women and the Concept of Gender in Paradise Lost

This paper looks at the conceptualization of gender within the context of Milton's Paradise Lost. The writer discusses some of the...

Feminism and the Role of Clytemnestra

Agamemnon's actions led to his demise at the hands of his wife, Clytemnestra. While Aeschylus shows her as a strong woman who exac...

Female Independence and Seventeenth Century Restoration Comedies

up every day / Some new unheard-of fool for us to play" (Internet source). The prologue alone suggests that Etherege was offering ...

Mafia and Roles Played by Women

females are no longer held as high on the pedestal they once were. While men in the mob continue to treat their women well, it app...

Russia's Past and Present Professional Women

In fourteen pages this paper considers professional women and their roles in the former Soviet Union and in Russia of today. Ten ...

Women in The Awakening by Kate Chopin

In eight pages this paper considers how Kate Chopin portrayed the evolving role of women in her protagonist Edna Pontellier in The...

Arthurian Romances and Medieval Courtly Love

In eleven pages the courtly love theme as represented in the literary works of such authors as Chretien de Troyes and Andreas Cape...

Roles of Women in Mary Barton and Madame Bovary

In five pages this paper examines the domestic boundaries that dictated the roles of women during the 19th century in a considerat...

The Summer After the Dark by Doris Lessing and Culture

In twelve pages Western society and cultural roles of women are discussed within the context of Lessing's novel with other critica...

Fairytales and the Portrayal of Women

In seven pages this paper analyzes Grimm's Fairy Tales in terms of the portrayal of women and how this reflects the roles they pla...

Women in Medea and Lysistrata

In four pages this research paper contrasts and compares the portrayal of women and their roles in ancient Greek society as repres...

16th Century Social Mobility and the Film The Return of Martin Guerre

In five pages this essay considers the social mobility, daily life, and role of women in the sixteenth century as depicted in the ...

Italy During the Renaissance Era and the Roles Played by Nonelites and Women

result, court mistresses commonly took on the role of both lover and confidant, creating a lineage through childbearing that suppo...

Hopi Society and Gender Roles

In nine pages this paper examines early and modern Hopi cultural roles for women in terms of differences and evolution. Ten sourc...

Women, the Workplace, Management, and Glass Ceilings

the needs of women. Still many managers are making great strives to accommodate the new women arriving in their workplaces. Many...

Talking 9 to 5 by Deborah Tannen

In five pages Tannen's text is summarized and analyzed with support for her assertion that gender styles of communication has prof...

Minority Women In The Criminal Justice Field

aides handed her a note telling her that U.S. Senator David Boren, a Democrat from Oklahoma, was holding on the telephone in her o...

Feminist Movement, Women of Color, and Racism

of definitive cultures. In essence, women of color became advocates for their own racially oriented struggles because of the lack...

Kenyan Woman

countries (33 out of 46), fertility remains at levels of six or more children per woman, while only in two small countries (Maurit...

Letter to U.S. Secretary of State Madeline Albright on Women's Subjugation

In ten pages this report takes the form of a letter that examines the global subjugation of women and the role played by the Unite...

Culture of China and the Role of Women

An analysis of Chinese culture and the roles women have historically played are examined in a research paper consisting of fifteen...

'Black Woman' by Leopold Senghor

reality that the poem depicts is, therefore, purely African. It speaks of a passionate attachment to the land that works through t...

Old Testament and Women

The temptress or protector roles of women in the Bible's Old Testament are discussed in a paper consisting of 5 pages. There are ...

The Iron Age: Gender and Women

In 5 pages, this paper examines how roles and status of women were determined during the Iron Age. There are 4 sources cited....

US Civil War Women

In nine pages the stories of Captain Sally and Dr. Mary Walker's spy activities are chronicled in this overview of the US Civil Wa...