Mary Queen Of Scots Character Analysis

Have you ever met someone that did things opposite of their gender? For example, when I was younger I dressed like a tomboy, even to school, and my girl peers liked to poke fun and say that I was supposed to dress like a girl and not like a boy. I’m sure all of us have gone through a phase or two where we acted or dressed like our opposite gender and got made fun of or criticized for doing so. However, I am going to describe a show of mine that continues to remind myself and others it means to be a woman or man, how to fulfill those roles, and the consequences if not fulfilled. Reign is a historical drama that takes place in France, surrounding the life of Mary, Queen of Scots, and the troubles and accomplishments she acquires throughout her …show more content…
There was a recent episode where Mary was raped and her mother in law, Catherine, has to tell her to have strength and she has to go out into the throne room and not let others see how week and broken she was. Mary cannot show that she was touched or even give away the slightest hint that she was touched because if she gave off the notion, her people and the court will know it is not safe and have no one to turn to. Women are portrayed as weak, emotional, and unstable, but Mary has to be more than that because it is her duty as a Queen to be just as strong as her King. Francis also deals with a gender situation because Narcisse tells him that he cannot be a weak King because if he continues to show mercy to those that defy the nobles and the throne, he will be overthrown or worse. Gender images are strong because you have the ladies-in-waiting, royal cousin, bastard brother, past Queen of France, and the other nobles; the images do vary mainly because of the statuses of the characters and what roles they must follow. If they fail the consequences would be very dire and harmful to them, their families, and their reputations. There was an ad during the programming geared towards both genders, persuading them to buy a workout game that is fun but good for your health; why have a boring workout …show more content…
I believe that they are traditional because it has been passed down from each generation to the next on what is to be expected of them; if they are broken, they will be viewed as weak and not worthy of their status. These messages affect viewers in ways that remind male and females that there is always a gender image that they must uphold and no matter your status, there are rules that must be followed because it is the norm; being different is not ok in the eyes of everyone else. However, to those that say it’s not okay to be different, it’s not cool to say that because being different makes us who we are as an individual, no matter what everyone