There were many topics to choose from in one of Shakespeare's play by the name of The Taming of the Shrew. This play was a very funny play with many characters with many dilemmas that were just funny. Overall this was a comedy...and when I say a comedy that is exactly what I mean. Th...

The Taming Of The Shrew The Taming Of The Shrew by William Shakespeare is probably one of Shakespeare's earliest comedies. Its plot comes from the popular "war of the sexes" theme in which males and females fight with one another for dominance in a marriag...

The Country Wife SynopsisThe Country Wife is a very funny comedy about men, women and marriage. There is a continual joking of sexual suggestion and double meaning. There are pessimistic remarks on honor, class, women, and love. Horner - the main character of the play who wants to find a way to g...

In Shakespeare's comedy, Taming of the Shrew, Katherine and Bianca are different in their own ways. Katherine is the protagonist of the play and the shrew referenced in the title. She is the daughter of Baptista and the older sister of Bianca. She has no suitors because of her plain appearance and s...

A Look at "Love Actually""Love Actually," is a romantic comedy about the twists and turns that people go through when in love. The movie looks into the lives of several characters to show the ups and downs that they encounter in their relationships. Each couple had their own set of barriers to ove...

In Shakespeare's comedy Taming of the Shrew, the last scene of the play is a long speech by Katherina chastising Bianca and Hortensio's wife, the widow for "wounding their lords."(V,ii) The speech illustrates that Katherina is a dynamic character and changes her point of view throughout the book. In...

As You Like It surprised me most with its blatant dealing with sexuality and sexual identity. Shakespeare dealt with a great deal of issues here that I never would have expected to see brought up here. This play was not a typical romantic comedy. This is perhaps what I admire most about him ...

Reflection on Body and Beauty Image in the Media No matter where you look, you can observe images of female bodies. They are being used in ordered to sell things from food cars. One can also observe that popular film and television actresses are a lot younger, taller, and thinner com...

In the British literature of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, the presence of women suddenly becomes noticeable and crucial to the sociological studies of these time periods. Women begin to appear with increasing significance in two aspects of the literature: as more recognized authors, in...

In the poem "The Conquest of Orange" by Joan Ferrante, readers get a look at the typical ego stroking; the power of conquering a town, the power of greed, the power of overpowering one man's masculinity and control, and taking a man's woman. These crusaders are not only motivat...

Lysistrata Ah, the joys of living life as a woman in Ancient Greece. Being able to walk down the street holding your head high with pride as men approach you inquiring your philosophical views of life and politics. Lady Marmalaide strumming from an anonymous harp as you stroll down the corrido...

Gender issues are prevalent in Shakespeare's plays Much Ado About Nothing and Macbeth. Some of the key characteristics relevant to gender issues are masculinity, feminism, honor, bravery, and ambition. These issues will be examined through the dynamics of three couples, Hero and Claudi...

Shaw's comedy Pygmalion presents the unlikely journey of an impoverished flower girl into London's society of the early 20th century. Professor Higgins proposes a wager to his friend Colonel Pickering that he can take a common peddler and transform her into royalty. Eliza Doolit...

Women in Greek history have had many roles. In Ancient Greece the mythological stories tell of very powerful women. Some archeological finds hint at the same suggestion. Women also represent some of the most powerful of deities. In the Classical Age women were subservient and primarily homebound. W...

Aphra Behn Through the history, certain individuals had had the courage to stand up to the ideologies of the time and set the stage for future changes. They were visionaries viewed by their times as rebels with no cause. One of those unique individuals was a woman named Aphra Behn. Due to the slow...

Women in Greek history had many roles. In Ancient Greece, mythological stories tell of very powerful women. Some archeological finds hint at the same suggestion. Women also represent some of the most powerful of deities. In the Classical Age, women were subservient and primarily homebound. Women did...

Hero and Claudio represent the Elizabethan norm in marriage. Claudio is the shrewd, hardheaded fortune hunter and Hero is the modest maiden of conduct books and marriage manuals, a docile young woman. It is important to note that Claudio is more concerned with advancement in Don Pedro's army than he...

A Feminist Perspective on Measure for Measure"Measure for Measure," is a play about a woman on her knees. It is quite bothersome that her status in the play, socially, morally, and physically, only touches few sympathies. Marcia Reefer would share this bother. In her feminist essay entitled "Instrum...

women on television Women On Television The quality of American television has become a national disgrace. Young women in America who are displeased with their appearance more likely then not can trace those feelings directly back to images from the media on television. The unrealistic representatio...

The Role Of Women in "That 70's Show"The 1970's were a very powerful point in time for the women's movement throughout the United States. Females around the country were proving that they were physically and mentally equal to men and it was time people realized that. The women in portrayed in FOX'...

Women On TelevisionThe quality of American television has become a national disgrace. Young women in America who are displeased with their appearance more likely then not can trace those feelings directly back to images from the media on television. The unrealistic representations of women that the...

Both Charlie Chaplin and Buster Keaton are often heralded as cinematiccomedic pioneers. However, in both of these comedian's short films,entitled "The Tramp" and "One Week," each comedian makes use of commonstereotypes of women, and also of common stereotypes of romanticrelationships between ...

Women's Inequalities When you think of a CEO of a company or of world political leaders, do you think of a man or of a woman? Many, if not most of us, see these positions as being held by men. In this essay, I will explain why women are still not equal to men. In the first paragraph I will discuss i...

"Love and Marriage its an instution you cant dispear it it. Anyone could tell you that it is elementary. You cant have one with out an other. Love and marriage." This is one of my favorite quotes. It is actually token from a line of a Frank Sinatra song named "Love and Marriage." The song is a...