š The study argues that Shakespeareās plays carry ideology beneath their surface concerns with love, jealousy, hatred, war, intrigue, and human failure.
š The study argues that Shakespearean tragedies privilege men in a maleāfemale binary and generally portray women as lesser, negative stereotypes from a patriarchal perspective.
Surface plots of love and war contrast with the patriarchal ideology the study reads beneath them.
1. What does the study argue lies beneath Shakespeareās playsā surface concerns with love, jealousy, war, and human failure?
2. How does the study characterize the portrayal of women in Shakespearean tragedies from a feminist perspective?
3. Which dramatic concerns did Harold Jenkins address in his 1982 commentary on Hamlet?
What does the study argue lies beneath the surface concerns of Shakespeareās plays?
Ideology.
How do Shakespearean tragedies generally portray women in the maleāfemale binary?
As lesser, negative stereotypes from a patriarchal perspective.
Which gender do Shakespearean tragedies privilege in the maleāfemale binary?
Men.
Which five plays does the study examine?
Hamlet, Macbeth, King Lear, Antony and Cleopatra, and Romeo and Juliet.
Which approaches does the study use to examine its plays?
Feminist and deconstructive approaches.
How does Ophelia respond to her father and brother despite her feelings?
She obeys them.
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