The Rehearsal Essay

Judging from the background and the costume of the subjects in the piece, the era of the background of the piece can be in the time where theatrical play is very famous. In that era, there is an apparent difference in the status of a man and woman. Man is always view as higher than woman and woman is always view as the submissive ones. This is clearly portrayed in The Rehearsal. The female in the piece is draw as a submissive figure as compared to the man that portrayed as possessing the power. Despite that facts that female are more than male in the piece, the man that sits proudly in the middle and looking proudly in the air clearly shows that he possess power and somewhat of authority over the female in the piece. The different status of between female and male can be seen clearly in the piece where male has a higher status as compared to the female. Elements of fantasy and metaphor can be seen clearly in this piece of art. The man …show more content…
The woman on the window is rather faded and cannot be seen if no attention was put on it. It is as if the woman is only the background and compared to other elements in the foreground, where it can be seen clearly. Besides that, the woman is portrayed in a way where she is floating in the air instead of standing on a ground and sitting on a chair. This is a clear example of fantasy where a person can float in the air. Besides that, the woman also shows the status of the woman. A woman only stays in the background, looking faded, where it may possible be missed if no attention were given to that part of the piece. It once again reinforces that idea of different status between a man and a woman. The man was seen clearly in the foreground, sitting proudly and wearing lion-like costume that signifies power while the woman was faded in the background, floating in the air in which can only be seen if a considerate amount of attention is put on