Julius Caesar by Shakespeare talks about events that happened in the ancient Rome. Shakespeare shapes the political events as the world of masculine friendship which politics is influenced by the relationship between men. In Julius Caesar, Shakespeare only presents two women characters who are only described in a few words. Women only play minor part in this play. In the whole Act 5, the tragic fighting scene, not even a single woman character is involved. Besides, there is love between men, and the relationship of male friendship affects development of the politics. Politics, nowadays, in China is the same as the politics in Julius Caesar which men play majority part in the politics.
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Firstly, there are only male chairmen and premiers since China was founded. Even nowadays, in Chinese presidential election in 2013, only one male candidate, Jinping Xi, is considered, while women do not have any chances to be a candidate (Kevin Voigt and Jaime FlorCruz). Xi is also named as chairman of the state Central Military Commission. He has a stronger military fame than either of his two predecessors when their terms begin. It shows that men own dominate power in the politics. Secondly, the ratio of women attending the 12th National People’s Congress in 2013 is 23.4 percent, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than 20 years ago (Xinhua). Although the ration of women in the National People’s Congress is increasing, women are minority in China’s politic system. Men play dominant role in Chinese government and make decisions for the future development of China. Thirdly, the key decisions affect developing of the nation are made by male leaders. For example, chairman Deng normalizes relations with the United States, negotiates the return of Hong Kong from the British and introduces a number of free-market reforms (Jesse Greenspan). There is no event defined as women politicians’ achievement. Those data illustrate that Chinese government and politics are dominated by male
In Julius Caesar, only men can participate and effect the …show more content…
Firstly, there are only male chairmen and premiers since China was founded. Even nowadays, in Chinese presidential election in 2013, only one male candidate, Jinping Xi, is considered, while women do not have any chances to be a candidate (Kevin Voigt and Jaime FlorCruz). Xi is also named as chairman of the state Central Military Commission. He has a stronger military fame than either of his two predecessors when their terms begin. It shows that men own dominate power in the politics. Secondly, the ratio of women attending the 12th National People’s Congress in 2013 is 23.4 percent, which is 2.4 percentage points higher than 20 years ago (Xinhua). Although the ration of women in the National People’s Congress is increasing, women are minority in China’s politic system. Men play dominant role in Chinese government and make decisions for the future development of China. Thirdly, the key decisions affect developing of the nation are made by male leaders. For example, chairman Deng normalizes relations with the United States, negotiates the return of Hong Kong from the British and introduces a number of free-market reforms (Jesse Greenspan). There is no event defined as women politicians’ achievement. Those data illustrate that Chinese government and politics are dominated by male