English Speaking & Listening

Question	Answer
1} During the Jacobean era ~ distinct societal expectations between roles of men and women. Women ~ submissive & accept lesser status concept of equality ~ seemed foreign	2} Adam & Eve Eve ~ support and comfort Adam ~ protect and provide as dominant Eve made from Adam {rib}
3} Shakespeare's creation ~ Lady Macbeth {subverts that idea} of female submission sinister figure, suppress feminine qualities expresses power, {decisively} challenges husband & his masculinity.	4} Dominant women: unnatural & symptom of disorder {then} Lady Macbeth: femininity restricts her from ~ masculine tasks can't complete them ~as a mere women
5} She turns to the spirits that tend on mortal thoughts to unsex her. portrays: ~ need of abnormal sources ~ to alter normal gender role qualities for her.	6} 'Make thick my blood' ~ dire cry for guilt to vanquish ~isnt reprehensible like a {typical} woman
8} Shakespeare's intentions: ~representation of personal ideas ~suggestion of potential women Shes : ~a disclaimer ~a warning	7} commits suicide: shows she couldn't handle ~ the guilt from all the power ~ as a dominant ‘woman' which is shown when she is constantly tormented by a 'damned spot' of blood that won't come out.
9} Implicit warning: ~conform to your given gender roles ~or dire consequences

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	Created by Sharon Dada over 6 years ago