In Julius Caesar by William Shakespeare, Calpurnia, the wife of Caesar, does not demonstrate a good representation on standing up to men. Calpurnia has the experience of being looked down upon men in one scene. One famous scene in this play is where Calpurnia predicts Caesar’s death in a dream. // Calpurnia serves as an inadequate representation of a courageous woman because she never stands up for herself. Calpurnia should not have let Caesar leave the building and instead force him to stay at home. When Caesar starts to leave, Calpurnia needs to try harder for Caesar to be safe. In 2018, Calpurnia mostly represents women who are in toxic relationships. Most women in toxic relationships keep quiet on what is happening and move on with their
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Torvald thinks he is educating Nora by having these high expectations for her. For example, in the play, Torvald speaks to Nora by saying, “Hasn’t Miss Sweet Tooth been breaking rules in town today?... Not even taken a bite at a macaroon or two? (Ibsen, Page 4).” The macaroon serves as a symbol to the beginning of the play by making it destroy her beauty. It shows that Nora is not following the expectations that Torvald has on her. One reason on why he marries Nora is for her looks and not for her personality, which points to adding restrictions on her to keep her stay the same and not change a feature on her. He expects to keep Nora beautiful and skinny so that he can keep his social status on being a good businessman. At the very end of the novel, Nora displays the courageous act of standing up for herself. She confesses to Torvald by speaking, "I have been performing tricks for you, Torvald. That’s how I’ve survived. You wanted it like that. You and Papa have done me a great wrong. It’s because of you I’ve made nothing of my life." In this quote, she explains how she is not the woman she is and how ungrateful it is to be around him. Through all the pain that she has been going through, she steps out of the house alone into the real world by herself to escape the hell she is living in. Nora’s action at the end of the novel can leave a significant impact to a …show more content…
To make the uneqivocal statement, women need to have the courage to say what they feel. When the woman is making the statement, she is to explain what the problem is and exemplify her feelings towards it. One lousy way to make a clear statement is starting a fight with the other. Fighting over a significant issue within the relationship can ruin it, which leaves the two with emotional stress. On a brighter note, talking about the issue can make the two within the relationship learn more about each other and strengthen the relationship. Even if the statement hurts the other, it is a way of telling them what they are doing wrong that is affecting the relationship and advises how to make the relationship long lasting and better. Making a clear statement about an issue when women are being looked down upon men is essential to a healthy
Torvald thinks he is educating Nora by having these high expectations for her. For example, in the play, Torvald speaks to Nora by saying, “Hasn’t Miss Sweet Tooth been breaking rules in town today?... Not even taken a bite at a macaroon or two? (Ibsen, Page 4).” The macaroon serves as a symbol to the beginning of the play by making it destroy her beauty. It shows that Nora is not following the expectations that Torvald has on her. One reason on why he marries Nora is for her looks and not for her personality, which points to adding restrictions on her to keep her stay the same and not change a feature on her. He expects to keep Nora beautiful and skinny so that he can keep his social status on being a good businessman. At the very end of the novel, Nora displays the courageous act of standing up for herself. She confesses to Torvald by speaking, "I have been performing tricks for you, Torvald. That’s how I’ve survived. You wanted it like that. You and Papa have done me a great wrong. It’s because of you I’ve made nothing of my life." In this quote, she explains how she is not the woman she is and how ungrateful it is to be around him. Through all the pain that she has been going through, she steps out of the house alone into the real world by herself to escape the hell she is living in. Nora’s action at the end of the novel can leave a significant impact to a …show more content…
To make the uneqivocal statement, women need to have the courage to say what they feel. When the woman is making the statement, she is to explain what the problem is and exemplify her feelings towards it. One lousy way to make a clear statement is starting a fight with the other. Fighting over a significant issue within the relationship can ruin it, which leaves the two with emotional stress. On a brighter note, talking about the issue can make the two within the relationship learn more about each other and strengthen the relationship. Even if the statement hurts the other, it is a way of telling them what they are doing wrong that is affecting the relationship and advises how to make the relationship long lasting and better. Making a clear statement about an issue when women are being looked down upon men is essential to a healthy