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    The document analyzes representations of gender in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It argues that in the opening scene, women are portrayed as inferior through characters like Hippolyta, who is conquered, and Hermia, who must obey her father's marriage choice. Meanwhile, men like Theseus, Egeus, and Demetrius are depicted as having social authority over women. The scene establishes images of women yielding to men's power and control through marriage and social institutions.

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    The document analyzes representations of gender in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It argues that in the opening scene, women are portrayed as inferior through characters like Hippolyta, who is conquered, and Hermia, who must obey her father's marriage choice. Meanwhile, men like Theseus, Egeus, and Demetrius are depicted as having social authority over women. The scene establishes images of women yielding to men's power and control through marriage and social institutions.

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    The document analyzes representations of gender in Shakespeare's Midsummer Night's Dream. It argues that in the opening scene, women are portrayed as inferior through characters like Hippolyta, who is conquered, and Hermia, who must obey her father's marriage choice. Meanwhile, men like Theseus, Egeus, and Demetrius are depicted as having social authority over women. The scene establishes images of women yielding to men's power and control through marriage and social institutions.

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    Mirando, Mark B.

    Eng 23

    2013-00862 Prof. Judy Ick

    Yield my virgin patent up:


    representations of mens authority and womens inferiority in Shakespeares MND 1.1

    Shakespeares opening scene in the Midsummer Nights Dream [MND] is packed with images
    of love. The play begins with Theseus conversing with Hippolyta of their soon-to-be nuptial and
    ends with Helena professing her unconditional love with Demetrius (a young courtier in loved with
    Hermia). Even though it seems that MND is full of representations and images of love, one cant
    seems not to notice its representations of mens authority and womens inferiority.

    It begins with an image of a defeated Amazon queen represented in the character of


    Hippolyta, fixed to be married with the conqueror, Theseus the duke of Athens. We can also see
    representations of power and control as Egeus fixed her daughters [Hermia] marriage to a guy
    whom she doesnt love [Demetrius]. Theseus also served as an image of social control as he
    condemned Hermia to choose [after his wedding with Hippolyta] either to follow her fathers
    request or to endure the livery of a nun. Of course, one cant take away the image of the inferior
    woman, represented in the character of Helena as she laments her unfairness and Demetrius doting
    on Hermia.

    While the womens characters in MND 1.1 are represented as the inferior: a virgin yielding
    her virgin patent up unto the dukes yoke, a daughter without the right to choose whom she can
    marry or love and a one sided lover who blindly patronizes a man who doesnt love her back. Men,
    on the other hand are represented with images of phallic social control: Egeus represented as the
    authoritarian father figure to Hermia, Theseus represented as the conqueror of the virgins and the
    ultimate judge of Helenas trial, and Demetrius as the knight protected by his social status, his
    knighthood and Egeus consent.

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