: Shakespeare

Topic: Shakespeare Order Description the second chapter is done very well I would now like to proceed to the wider reading for the chapter how women are submissive through their speech. Firstly, below is an example of how I would like it to be done and how it should be incorporated into the second chapter. Tonkin (2014) argues that this confusion reflects not only our own, but Redcrosse’s as he defeats Sansjoy, known as joylessness, but he fears this evil too much to care. The use of a simile, “double strokes, like dreaded thunders threat” (Spenser, 2007, C5S7, p.73), only quickens the pace further as it ends suddenly with “secret shade” (Spenser, 2007, C5S15, p.74) as Sansjoy disappears. The alliteration disappears as Redcrosse gains control of the situation. Originally, Duessa and Lucifera controlled this challenge to be fought on open plain the following morning so the audience could watch. The fact that the fight was planned shows how Redcrosse’s fantasy world advocate warfare for entertainment, and the act of controlling where and when this battle takes place shows Duessa and Lucifera in control. Tonkin (2014, p.66) states that “Redcrosse fights Sansjoy, but he does so not according to ground rules laid back down by his Christian god, but on Lucifera’s terms [and because of this] he must pay homage to the lady of the castle”. However, as Redcrosse became enraged within the battle he gained control and defied Duessa’s beg for mercy: “quench the flame of furious despight” (Spenser, 2007, C5S14, p.74) showing his possession of power whilst effectively breaking the knights code. He lost himself in the fight as he was consumed in pride and victory, with the need to assert himself over evil. Consequently, it is arguable that Malory and Spenser’s combative control can be seen as a reflection on the society that they lived in, especially Elizabethan society where it was a common form of entertainment to watch individuals in combat through joust tournaments. In having this challenge performed as a form of entertainment, Spenser glorifies combat. In reading other works by Spenser, such as The View of the Present State of Ireland, it is evidenced that Spenser is a positive advocate of combative violence as he argued that “butchery was necessary…due to the danger which they still posed, and also as an example to the Irish” (Canny, cited in Campbell, 2013, p.76). This belief shows how Spenser perceived violence as the only way to gain control. The wider reading in the paragraph above starts from “In reading other works by Spenser….” This is how I want you to do it- the wider reading doesn’t have to be at the end of a point, it could also be in the middle of a point. I would like only Shakespeare’s comedies as part of my wider reading and there should be a different play for each point on the wider reading- so the same play must not be mentioned twice in this chapter and it should relate to the argument and the title of the chapter as well as the point being made. As this order is only 825 words, I would like 2 wider reading/points on Bianca, preferably one on the point you have made in the second chapter about her turning from submissive to independent and one other one which again relates to the point. I would like 2 wider readings/point on Hero- one on the analysis if Hero calling men “my lord” and one other one. For A Midsummer Night’s Dream I would like 3 wider readings/points on Helena- one on the point about “Helena uses her speech to demonstrate her perception of the gender roles in a patriarchal society”, the second one on the point about “use me but as your spaniel….” And the final wider reading on the point about how Helena shows submissiveness through her speeches that idolise men. All the wider reading that will go into this second chapter must relate to the point that it is going into like the example above. It also needs to be expanded more than the point above in relation to how it links to the point and the title of the chapter. Finally, I was wondering instead of doing it on a separate document, is it possible if you could do it on the latest revised document for the second chapter, how women are submissive through speech, and just incorporate the wider reading into the points/paragraph into that document as it will be easier for me.